All articles about New Brunswick Special Ed Advocacy Playbook.
Private advocates charge $90-$150/hour in NB. Here are the realistic alternatives for parents who need adversarial advocacy tools but cannot afford professional representation.
Comparing the cost, speed, and tactical utility of a New Brunswick-specific advocacy playbook against hiring a private special education advocate for disputes.
Policy 322 explains how NB inclusion should work. The Advocacy Playbook gives you the dispute letters for when it doesn't. Here's what each one actually provides.
Your child is being sent home at 11 AM with no return date. Here's the best advocacy resource for NB parents fighting illegal partial-day plans under Policy 323.
Complaining to the wrong person in NB wastes time. Here's the exact chain of command for school complaints—from principal to superintendent to DEC to the Human Rights Commission.
The NB Child, Youth and Senior Advocate's reports exposed systemic failures in special education. Here's what the findings mean for your rights and your child's PLP.
Your child's Educational Assistant was reassigned mid-year without notice. Here's how NB parents can demand written justification and force compliance using provincial law.
When a school appeal is not enough, New Brunswick parents can access mediation, the Ombudsman, and the Human Rights Commission. Here is how each pathway works.
Can your child stay in French Immersion with a PLP in New Brunswick? Know your rights in the Francophone sector and Anglophone French Immersion programs.
When NB schools fail to accommodate a disability, parents can file a complaint with the NB Human Rights Commission. Here's exactly how the process works.
NB has 1 school psychologist per 13,000 students. Here's what the wait means for your child's PLP, and what steps you can take while waiting for an assessment.
Schools in New Brunswick cannot indefinitely delay or refuse psychoeducational assessments. Know your rights and what to do when a referral is stalled.
New Brunswick has no IDEA stay-put provision — but there are real protections against unilateral placement changes during a dispute. Here's what they are and how to enforce them.
New Brunswick's special ed budget cuts and EA shortages are not just bureaucratic problems — they directly affect your child's daily supports. Here is what parents need to know.
New Brunswick schools cannot suspend a student for behaviour caused by their disability. Know the rules, your rights, and how to push back when they are violated.
A PLP-ADJ modifies what your child learns and flags their report card. Know the difference before you sign off on adjusted curriculum in New Brunswick.
NB schools are using partial day plans as an EA staffing workaround. Policy 323 strictly limits these plans—here's how to identify and challenge an illegal one.
NB students with learning disabilities have specific rights under Policy 322. Here's how to get the right PLP supports for dyslexia, dysgraphia, and reading difficulties.
New Brunswick has no due process hearing, but there are four formal complaint pathways with real enforcement power. Here's how to use each one — and in what order.
Learn what NB's ESS team, EST-Resource teacher, and Education Support Services do—and how to use them effectively when advocating for your child's PLP.
New Brunswick's early intervention services are fragmented across Health and Education. Know what exists, who funds it, and how to use it before your child starts school.
NB schools can reallocate EA support without notice. Here's what the law says, how to document the loss, and how to formally demand replacement accommodations.
Good documentation turns frustration into a case. Learn how to build a school file in New Brunswick that supports formal complaints, appeals, and human rights claims.
NB school seclusion rooms have no legal authority. If your child has been restrained or secluded, here's what the law says and what steps to take immediately.
If a New Brunswick school isn't implementing PLP accommodations, you have legal options. Here's how to document the failure and force compliance step by step.
Where you live in New Brunswick shapes what special ed support you can access. Find regional contacts, assessment services, and advocacy resources for your district.
New Brunswick schools have a legal duty to accommodate students with disabilities. Here's what counts as a reasonable PLP accommodation and what the law requires.
NB pioneered inclusive education in 1986, but chronic underfunding means the law and daily reality often diverge. Here's what parents need to know.
New Brunswick's own Child Advocate found seclusion rooms operating 'without legal authority.' If your child is being secluded or excluded, here's what the law says and what to do.
Disagree with a PLP decision in New Brunswick? Here's the step-by-step response — from refusing to sign to filing a formal appeal — with the exact deadlines that matter.