2023-10-04
The complainant’s daughter has Autism Spectrum Disorder and communication difficulties. The complainant alleged the respondent private school declined her daughter’s application for enrolment and would not provide adjustments to accommodate her daughter’s disability.
The school claimed it requested additional information about the complainant’s daughter’s disability, which was not provided. The school said it made the complainant’s daughter an offer of enrolment but this was not accepted before the offer expired.
The complaint was resolved with an agreement that the school write to the complainant expressing regret for the events giving rise to the complaint, pay her $15,000 and update its policies on the enrolment and support of students with disability.
Year
Discrimination type
Disability Discrimination Act
Grounds
Disability
Areas
Disability Standards
Education
- Apology - Private;
- Compensation;
- Anti-discrimination/EEO policy developed
Amount
$15,000