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UTSC – re-read of term work – appeal dismissed – Student failed to present substantive arguments – reliance on conclusory statements and unsubstantiated allegations – several arguments had no bearing on the merits of the appeal

UTSC – re-read of term work and final exam – appeal dismissed – professor had no intention of doing anything contrary to Divisional policy – amenability of a faculty member to performing a re-read is not relevant to the question of whether a re-read is justified – Student failed to present substantive arguments – reliance on conclusory statements and unsubstantiated allegations – a student’s precarious academic situation does not constitute a substantive reason for a re-read

UTSC – motion for adjournment – motion denied – mid-term exam scheduled the evening of an afternoon hearing did not present a conflict warranting adjournment – re-read of term work – appeal dismissed – Student’s vague assertions do not constitute grounds for reconsideration – visible presence of preliminary estimations of grades do not indicate prejudice nor do they indicate that the final grade assigned is incorrect

UTSC – request to rewrite examinations – appeal dismissed – Student failed to provide adequate documentation – UTSC should adopt a standardized practice outlining for students and invigilators alike how to proceed when a student is ill during an examination

Faculty of Medicine – reinstatement to program – Student did not meet the standards of his Remediation Plan – Committee does not have the power to order a further period of Remediation – despite unfortunate miscommunications, changes made to the Plan were reasonable to maintain patient safety and did not prejudice the Student – appeal dismissed

Faculty of Arts and Science – deferred examination – Student missed five term evaluations for various medical, legal, and personal problems – Faculty’s refusal to accept the Student’s Verification of Student Illness of Injury form was reasonable given the gaps between the doctor’s examination and the completion of the form – appeal dismissed

Faculty of Arts and Science/Woodsworth College – grade appeal – valid reasons to miss exam – course conflict – commuting between campuses – no accommodation required for regular travelling obligation – Committee has jurisdiction to hear whether the reasons for an absence are valid – appeal dismissed

UTM – Undergraduate programs – attempt to drop a course after the add/drop deadline - request for refund of tuition fees - jurisdiction of Academic Appeals Committee to review fee policy - no jurisdiction to refund tuition fees – fee policy concerning add/drop dates is not unfair in a broader sense - appeal dismissed

Faculty of Arts and Science – student appeal to have program removed from transcript – retroactive changes to transcripts – purpose and function of student transcripts – no jurisdiction to order retroactive alteration to transcripts – no jurisdiction to intervene with the Registrar writing a letter explaining a transcript on behalf of a student - appeal denied

Faculty of Arts and Science– request for an examination deferral – Student was more than thirty minutes late for his deferred exam – Student’s failure to contact the Registrar once he realized he was late was not unreasonable given the missing instructions in the Academic Calendar – appeal allowed

UT – Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering – request to expunge transcript – appropriateness of expungement – Statement Concerning Change of Student Personal Information in Official Academic Records – Governing Council’s Transcript Policy – accuracy of academic records is fundamental to the integrity of the University and cannot be falsified; therefore, expungement is not an appropriate remedy - Retroactive withdrawal (WDR) same impact as expungement – decision of the Academic Appeals Board affirmed – appeal dismissed.

Faculty of Medicine – closed hearing – request to find that the Board of Examiners decision was unreasonable, breached procedural fairness, and was discriminatory – request to expunge records of the reports and any negative evaluation – request for monetary damages – request that the Faculty undergo disability sensitivity training – request for the Academic Appeals Committee (the “Committee”) to order an external review to investigate and report on systemic barriers for persons with disabilities in the Faculty – the Student asserted that many of the problems identified in his performance were related to his disability – Ontario Human Rights Code – the time frame for the decision was not unreasonable – the decisions adequately considered the arguments made by the Student – the Student was not barred from presenting his arguments about individual outcomes of the patients he treated as part of his appeal – the University has an obligation to put accommodations in place that allow students to meet academic standards, but it is not to disregard or waive those academic standards for students with disabilities – the Faculty provided the prescribed academic accommodations that were intended to allow the Student to perform up to the standards of the program – it can only be the responsibility of the Student to monitor his personal well-being and take steps to optimize medications – not the duty of the Faculty to optimize his medical treatment – this was not a sudden or peremptory dismissal – the Faculty Council Appeals Committee’s decision was a reasonable application of policies designed to safeguard patient safety, and there was no evidence of discrimination or bias in the application of these policies to the Student – Appeal Dismissed

Faculty of Arts and Science – testable content – instructor inconsistent with Faculty policies – appeal dismissed.