Child And Youth Advocate
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N.B. child and youth advocate raises alarm about use of seclusion rooms in schoolsNew Brunswick’s child and youth advocate says seclusion rooms — small, windowless areas where teachers can place children if they misbehave — should be used only as a last resort.CanadaDec 9, 2024
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New Brunswick youth advocate calls partial day program violation of right to educationNew Brunswick's child and youth advocate has released a report denouncing the practice of removing challenging students from schools for most of the week, calling it illegal.CanadaMay 30, 2024
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N.B. schools falling short on support for kids with behavioural issues: advocateNew Brunswick's child and youth advocate is raising concerns over the growing practice of partial day plans to deal with students who have behavioural issues.CanadaFeb 16, 2024
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N.B. child and youth advocate says action still needed following Lexi Daken inquestNew Brunswick child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock said broader systemic change to the province's mental health-care system is needed.HealthNov 9, 2023
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Nova Scotia advocate continues push for Child and Youth CommissionThe Premier committed to creating a Child and Youth Commission nearly two years ago, but there's still no timeline when it will be established.PoliticsOct 10, 2023
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Changes made to N.B.’s Policy 713 create new human rights issues: youth advocateKelly Lamrock today released an addendum to his August report on the revamped policy, noting that his office's main concerns about Policy 713 have not been addressed.CanadaSep 11, 2023
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N.B. medical society says forcing children to see psychologist pathologizes gender identityThe New Brunswick Medical Society says changes to Policy 713 makes exploring gender identity among students an issue of mental health, which is not based in evidence.EducationAug 17, 2023
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N.B. education council urges government to follow recommendations on Policy 713District education councils are considering what next steps to take following the release of the child and youth advocate's report on revisions to Policy 713.CanadaAug 17, 2023
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N.B. youth advocate denounces province’s decision to review LGBTQ school policyKelly Lamrock says the government has no benchmarks with which to evaluate the success or failure of the policy, and there are no written complaints from teachers or students.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Union refutes claims in New Brunswick child and youth advocate reportThe union named in the most recent report from New Brunswick's Child and Youth Advocate said it always considers the rights of children when there is an impact to labour.EducationMar 7, 2023
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