We know that students with disabilities experience disproportionate harm in BC schools. We know that many families carry stories of exclusion, silence, loss, and survival — stories that have never been formally acknowledged, let alone repaired. We believe that no remedy can be effective unless it begins by listening.
We’re considering a larger investigation into remedy, redress, and collective accountability for institutional harm — especially harm experienced by disabled children in public education systems that continue to rely on exclusion as a form of discipline.
As a first step, we’ve created a draft version of a voluntary, anonymous harms reporting form. The goal is to gather information for understanding, strategic planning, and potential future advocacy. Based on the outcomes, we will publish analysis to share with this community.
We’re inviting you to:
- Review the draft form
- Share your honest impressions (language, accessibility, emotional resonance)
- Let us know whether you’d feel safe contributing
- Suggest ways we might strengthen this work
You can explore the form here:
There’s only a few required fields and answers will not be stored unless you choose submit at the end. You’re welcome to fill it out legitimately, or just peruse and offer feedback.
We are committed to careful stewardship of stories, to meaningful anonymization, and to resisting any process that extracts pain without building something more honest in its place.
Thank you for being part of this conversation — and for imagining a public education system that does not require children to break in order to be seen.
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