19. For the purposes of section 16, regional student ombudsmen process any complaint filed by a student who attends an educational institution located in the region to which the regional student ombudsmen are assigned, by a homeschooled child who resides in the region or by their parents. Regional student ombudsmen also process any complaint concerning an act of bullying or violence, as well as any report concerning an act of sexual violence against a student who attends an educational institution located in the region.
Regional student ombudsmen give their opinion to the board of directors of a school service centre, a governing board, a parents’ committee, a students’ committee or a private educational institution referred to in section 16 on any matter those parties submit to the regional student ombudsmen with regard to the services the school service centre or private educational institution provides to students, homeschooled children or their parents. Those opinions are posted on the website of the National Student Ombudsman within 30 days after they are sent.
2022, c. 172022, c. 17, s. 19.