Read full case → Trial Within a Reasonable Time: Court Upholds Child Luring Conviction on Appeal
R. v. KB, 2025 MBCA 73 (Manitoba Court of Appeal).
Focus: child luring conviction upheld; teacher–student communication and intent analysis.
Education Law Case Index
Pendulum Law monitors court and tribunal decisions affecting schools, colleges, and universities across Canada. Our publications summarize key rulings from Canadian courts, human rights tribunals, labour arbitration boards, and administrative decision-makers that shape education policy and institutional risk.
This index highlights selected cases across major areas of education law. Members receive full access to Pendulum Law’s growing archive of case summaries and preventive legal insights.
Appeal: Court Upholds Teacher's Termination for Gross Misconduct Involving a Student
Edwards v. Pembina Hills School Division, 2026 ABCA 37 (Alberta Court of Appeal)
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Read full case → Retaliation for Whistleblowing: Faculty Association Granted Intervenor Status in Academic Clinician’s Appeal
Hume v. Alberta Health Services, 2026 ABKB 18 (Alberta Court of King’s Bench).
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Human Rights: Student Expelled for Serious Non-Academic Misconduct
Huang v. University of British Columbia, 2026 BCHRT 1 (British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal).
Focus: Human Rights; Non-Academic Misconduct;
2026 Cases
Assessing Delay: Teacher’s Discrimination Complaint Will Proceed to a Hearing
Dobler v. Board of Education of School District No. 72 (Campbell River), 2026 BCHRT 21 (British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal).
Focus: human rights employment discrimination; timeliness and continuing contravention analysis under BC Human Rights Code.
Court Reviews How Special Education System Failed Family of Exceptional Student
Furgasa v. Toronto District School Board, 2026 ONSC 563 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court).
Focus: special education placement and 1:1 support; tribunal jurisdiction and human rights accommodation; judicial review of OSET and HRTO decisions.
Judicial Review: Graduate Student Afforded Procedural Fairness in Academic Appeal
Bell v. Toronto Metropolitan University, 2025 ONSC 6206 (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Divisional Court).
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Position of Trust: New Trial for Volunteer Theatre Director Convicted of Sexual Exploitation
R. v. J.B., 2026 ONCA 44 (Ontario Court of Appeal).
Focus: Criminal Law;
Court Issues Recognizance Based on Reasonable Fear of Harm at School
GL v. , 2026 CanLII 6002 (NLPC) (Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador).
Focus: recognizance under s. 810 Criminal Code; school-based assault and bullying; reasonable fear of harm.
Geopolitics and Academic Integrity: Court Examines Controversial Faculty Association Resolutions
Altman v. Faculty Association of Simon Fraser University, 2025 BCSC 1690 (British Columbia Supreme Court).
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Human Rights: Teacher Has No Reasonable Prospect of Proving Discrimination by School District
Teacher D v. The School District and others, 2025 BCHRT 144 (British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal).
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Occupational Health and Safety Appeal: Classroom Reassignment is Not Discrimination or Reprisal
Halifax Regional Centre for Education v. Gannett, 2025 NSLB 77 (Nova Scotia Labour Board).
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Discipline Process Fails to Meet Natural Justice and Procedural Fairness Required by Collective Agreement
Calgary School Division v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2025 CanLII 105653 (AB GAA) (Alberta Grievance Arbitration Awards).
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Teaching Assistant Guilty of Sexual Assault and Possession of Child Pornography
R. v. Butler, 2025 ABKB 518 (Alberta Court of King’s Bench).
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2025 Cases
2024 Cases
S.R. v. Matthews Hall
S.R. v. Matthews Hall, 2024 HRTO 680.
Focus: discrimination findings and public interest remedies in private school context.
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