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.