A Guide to Ontario School Law is a comprehensive, non-partisan, fair-reading of provincial educational statutes, regulations, and relevant policies that will be a first-aid and reference to the lay reader. Our goal is to provide an up-to-date, accessible, and user-friendly guide to various legal parameters for teachers, aspiring teachers, trustees, school administrators, central office administration, parents and interested community members. In particular, the resources and insights in this guide are aimed at helping teacher candidates to develop literacy in educational law and policy and, ultimately, to successfully transition from teacher education programs into teaching careers.

Introduction -- 1. The student and the school -- 2. Parents and school communities in Ontario -- 3. The school teacher -- 4. The school principal -- 5. Collective bargaining -- 6. Ontario's provincial school system - 7. School districts, Boards, and Authorities -- 8. Administration of school districts -- 9. The basics of school district budgets -- 10. Francophone education in Ontario -- 11. Aboriginal education in Ontario -- 12. Private schools -- 13. Home schooling -- 14. Student safety, health, and welfare .