Report a Human Rights Concern
You may utilize Report IT! if you are a KPR student, parent/guardian, staff member or member of the wider KPR community and you want to report conduct, a decision, a policy or a failure to provide accommodation that you believe has caused discrimination or harassment connected to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Your complaint should explain what happened, when and where it occurred, who was involved, which protected ground may be connected to the concern, how you or another person was affected, and any steps already taken to resolve the matter. You may wish to include relevant documents and/or other information, if available. Concerns that are not connected to a protected ground such as general disagreements, routine discipline, workplace performance matters or bullying without a Code-related connection should be raised through the applicable school, supervisory, Student and Family Support Office (SFSO), safe-schools, labour-relations or other KPR process.
We value the diversity, uniqueness, dignity and humanity of all students, employees, family and community members. Together, we all have an important role in fostering safe, inclusive, anti-discriminatory and welcoming learning and working environments. Along with the new Report IT! tool, we also continue to encourage students, staff and families to address concerns directly with those involved, such as a teacher or the principal, when possible.
Report IT! is a confidential online tool, administered by the Commissioner’s Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility (COHREA), to report and/or refer human rights concerns that pertain to:
- Discrimination and harassment connected to protected grounds;
- Failure to accommodate where their legal duty legal duty; and/or
- Human rights concerns with evidence to show adverse impact student learning
Students and parents/ guardians should normally begin by reporting a school-based concern to a teacher or school administrator. This first step allows the school to respond promptly, gather relevant information and determine what support or action may be appropriate. If an individual does not feel safe or comfortable raising the concern directly with the school, they may contact the Student and Family Support Office (SFSO) for guidance and assistance with school-based matters.
Students and families may use the confidential online Report IT! form when they reasonably believe that a concern may engage the Ontario Human Rights Code and the concern has not been resolved through the school-based process, or when they do not feel safe or comfortable using that process. The COHREA will review each submission through an intake and assessment process to determine whether the matter falls within its mandate and what next steps may be appropriate. With the submitter’s written consent, COHREA may refer the matter through its handover process to the school and the appropriate superintendent for review and response. Reports may be submitted anonymously; however, anonymity may limit COHREA’s ability to assess or respond to the concern. To support an effective review, the submission should include as much relevant information as possible, including where and when the incident occurred, what happened and who was involved.