2024-02-02
The complainant’s son has a rare chromosomal disorder and is non-ambulatory and non-verbal. She alleged the respondent private school declined her son’s application for enrolment on the basis that it considered his disability could not be accommodated in a mainstream environment.
The school denied any discrimination and indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation.
The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the school pay the complainant $5,000 as general damages. The school apologised to the complainant for her experience and agreed to convey the complainant’s concerns about the nature of communications between the school and parents seeking to enrol children with disability as a senior leadership meeting.
Year
Discrimination type
Disability Discrimination Act
Grounds
Disability
Areas
Disability Standards
Education
- Apology - Private;
- Compensation;
- Education
Amount
$5,000