The Only Exceptions for Adjustments

Are you tired of feeling like your child's needs are being overlooked or brushed aside by schools? It's frustrating when schools come up with excuses to avoid making necessary adjustments or try to limit the support your child deserves. They might claim they need to balance the needs of other students or reduce stress on teachers, but these excuses aren't fair or reasonable.

Through effective consultation and collaboration, we believe that everyone involved should work together to find adjustments and strategies that benefit all students.

Below, we outline the only legal reasons schools are not required to make adjustments.

Unjustifiable hardship

Courts rarely approve exemptions from standards, especially when a specific adjustment cannot be made by the school. The reason being; when schools collaborate effectively with parents and other important people, they usually find fair adjustments that will benefit everyone involved.

Protection of public health

Exceptions to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Standards may occur to safeguard public health. For instance, there might be a need to isolate or make specific arrangements for a student with a contagious illness to ensure the safety of all.

Other legal acts or provisions

Exceptions to the Standards can happen when schools must follow other laws or court orders that clash with the Standards. However, the school needs to show they've tried their best to balance both obligations.

Actions to benefit students with disability

To find out more information, check out an Australian Government website