The Black Legal Action Centre announces a partnership that gives families more support in fighting anti-Black racism in Ontario schools
(TORONTO, ON, Aug 30, 2022) DAYO Media & Communications is proud to partner with the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) to support an initiative that empowers families and Black children in schools across Ontario.
BLAC is working with Ontario’s 17 Black-led Student and Family Advocate Programs (SFA’s) to expand free legal representation for Black students and families. This support provides more families with needed legal support in navigating anti-Black racism in Ontario’s education system. Funding was provided through Ontario Black Youth Action Plan.
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Just in time for the 2022 school year, the non-profit Black Legal Action Centre is offering free legal services to students across the province to help tackle anti-Black racism.
Ontario's 17 Black-led Student and Family Advocates report that:
80%
of parents, families and students have already tried to raise concerns about their educational experience on their own before contacting an SFA.
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Nearly 100 Black children are marked as having "exceptionalities"
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Students and families contacted an SFA for these reasons:
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Natassia Morris | info@dayo.ca | www.dayo.ca | 647-901-5457