March 15, 2010
By Greg Mercer, Record staff
WATERLOO REGION — With three lawsuits filed against local schools, and more expected, the Waterloo Catholic District School Board wants the province to stop parents from using Small Claims Court as a cheap way to take their kids’ schools to court.
Since a Kitchener mother sued the Catholic board in January over bullying against her son — the suit, believed to be a first in Ontario, was settled out of court — many parents have come forward with similar complaints.