2.2 Rights of Children and Youth to Participation

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Section 2.2 on the Rights of Children and Youth to Participation describes the processes schools must create to ensure student participation in decisions affecting their right to education, including student councils and advisory bodies, representation on any decision-making bodies, school-wide forums, peer-led disciplinary processes and grievance procedures. It also requires that students be engaged as active participants in the learning process through participatory instructional methods.

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