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Law in Action Within Schools’ newest partner, Osgoode Hall Law School, allows program to expand to three more high schools

September 15, 2011

TORONTO, ON – Law in Action With­in Schools, an inno­v­a­tive law and jus­tice-themed edu­ca­tion and men­tor­ing pro­gram, will announce a new part­ner­ship with York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School on Sep­tem­ber 20, 2011, that allows LAWS to expand its ini­tia­tive to include three addi­tion­al high schools in low-income Toron­to neigh­bour­hoods.

LAWS’ pro­gram­ming will expand to include stu­dents at C.W. Jef­fer­ys Col­le­giate Insti­tute, West­view Cen­ten­ni­al Sec­ondary School and Dan­forth Col­le­giate & Tech­ni­cal Insti­tute. Cur­rent part­ner schools include Cen­tral Tech­ni­cal School, Har­bord Col­le­giate Insti­tute and Monarch Park Col­le­giate.

LAWS was found­ed in 2005 at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to Fac­ul­ty of Law, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with the Toron­to Dis­trict School Board, to match law stu­dents with high school stu­dents who face chal­lenges in com­plet­ing sec­ondary edu­ca­tion and in access­ing post­sec­ondary edu­ca­tion. This excit­ing expan­sion means more than 1,000 high school stu­dents can ben­e­fit from this edu­ca­tion and men­tor­ing pro­gram.

Media are invit­ed to attend the announce­ment and hear about the suc­cess of LAWS from:

  • TDSB Direc­tor Dr. Chris Spence
  • Prof. Mayo Moran, Dean, Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to Fac­ul­ty of Law
  • Prof. Lorne Sossin, Dean, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School
  • The Hon­or­able Roy McMurtry, Chan­cel­lor of York Uni­ver­si­ty and for­mer Chief Jus­tice of Ontario
  • And cur­rent LAWS stu­dents and alum­ni

Date:               Tues­day, Sep­tem­ber 20, 2011

Time:              1.30 to 3 p.m.

Loca­tion:        C.W. Jef­fer­ys Col­le­giate Insti­tute

340 Sen­tinel Road (south of Finch Avenue West), North York

 

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For fur­ther infor­ma­tion, please con­tact:

Sarah Pole
Direc­tor
Law in Action With­in Schools Pro­gram (LAWS)
416–978-5841
(647) 801‑9301
directorlaws.law@utoronto.ca

Lucian­na Cic­co­ciop­po
Direc­tor, Exter­nal Rela­tions
Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to
Fac­ul­ty of Law
416–946-0334
Lucianna.ciccocioppo@utoronto.ca