Tortfeasor (Under 18)

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Liability Under 18 Years of Age

Education Act, R.S.O. 1990

Pupil records 266 (1) In this section, except in subsection (12),

“record”, in respect of a pupil, means a record under clause 265 (1) (d). 1991, c. 10, s. 7 (1); 2006, c. 10, s. 35 (1).

Pupil records privileged

(2) A record is privileged for the information and use of supervisory officers and the principal, teachers and designated early childhood educators of the school for the improvement of instruction and other education of the pupil, and such record,
(a) subject to subsections (2.1), (3), (5), (5.1), (5.2) and (5.3), is not available to any other person; and
(b) except for the purposes of subsections (5), (5.1), (5.2) and (5.3), is not admissible in evidence for any purpose in any trial, inquest, inquiry, examination, hearing or other proceeding, except to prove the establishment, maintenance, retention or transfer of the record,
without the written permission of the parent or guardian of the pupil or, where the pupil is an adult, the written permission of the pupil. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, s. 266 (2); 1991, c. 10, s. 7 (2); 2006, c. 10, s. 35 (2, 3); 2010, c. 10, s. 18.