What is the essence of procedural fairness in the context of school closure decisions?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Mercer v. School District, 2003 BCSC 1998 (CanLII):

In the context of school closure decisions, the essence of procedural fairness has been described in Elliott v. Burin Peninsula School District No. 7, [1998] N.J. No. 128 (Nfld. C.A.) at para. 47: ... a real opportunity for persons affected to take reasonable steps to try to influence the decision.

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