Policy and Procedures

The HWDSB Human Rights Policy applies to all members of the HWDSB community, which includes students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members. The policy helps everyone to understand their human rights, roles and responsibilities. The Human Rights Policy serves as an anchor to related policies and furthers HWDSB’s commitment to foster and maintain a culture of respect for human rights in all HWDSB environments – schools, workspaces, school and work events, and virtual spaces that are extensions of the learning and working environment – so that: 

• Everyone is treated with dignity and respect 
• Everyone is supported and accepted  
• Everyone is free from discrimination and harassment 

• HWDSB learning and workspaces are welcoming, respectful, accessible and free from systemic discrimination, harassment and different forms of oppression. 

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The Human Rights Complaints Resolution Procedure:  

• Sets out the internal mechanism and process involved in reporting, resolving and investigating human rights complaints and concerns when they occur  
• Provides information about the types of resolution processes that are available and the role and duty of school leaders and supervisors/managers in resolving, responding to and investigating complaints and concerns 
• Defines the role of HWDSB’s Human Rights Office (HRO) in managing the human rights complaints resolution process 

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The Human Rights Accountability Procedure strengthens the Human Rights Policy and provides:  

• Key proactive human rights strategies that HWDSB will start or continue implementing to prevent and remove human rights and equity barriers 
• An accountability framework that defines roles and responsibilities of employees, students, leadership in promoting and protecting human rights at HWDSB 

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Policy

• Equity and Inclusion
• Anti-Black Racism

Procedures

• Anti-Classism and Socio-Economic Equity Procedure
• Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Equity Procedure
• Gender Equity Procedure
• Gender Identity and Gender Expression Procedure: Employees
• Gender Identity and Gender Expression Procedure: Students
• Persons with Disabilities Procedure
• Religious Accommodation Procedure
  • Parent Guide – Religious and Creed-Based Accommodations
• Sexual Orientation Procedure