C-11, r. 6 - Regulation respecting the exemption from the application of the first paragraph of section 72 of the Charter of the French language which may be granted to children having serious learning disabilities

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. Children may be exempted from the application of the first paragraph of section 72 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11) if, at the time the request for exemption is made, they have serious learning disabilities and are in one of the following classes:

(1)  children having serious learning disabilities demonstrated by a generalized academic delay of 2 or more years;

(2)  children having serious learning disabilities demonstrated by a delay of 1 year or more in written communication or mathematics, if the disabilities are caused by characterized dyslexia, dyscalculia or dysorthographia that is persistent despite corrective intervention by a specialized teacher; or

(3)  children having serious learning disabilities demonstrated by a language, perception and psychomotor disability caused by a mental deficiency or by a severe socio-affective maladjustment or by a physical or sensory impairment that is persistent despite corrective intervention by a professional within the meaning of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) who is certified to treat such an impairment or deficiency in children.

For the purposes of this section, “specialized teacher” means a teacher who is the holder of a teaching diploma or teaching certificate with specialization in teaching children with learning disabilities or who is the holder of a teaching diploma and has not less than 1 year of experience in teaching children with learning disabilities.

O.C. 1758-93, s. 1.