Problem: In 2000, Ontario schools boards adopted Bill 81, also called the Safe Schools Act. Under the Bill, students received mandatory suspensions and other punishment for a wide range of behaviour that was both physical and verbal. The Bill was considered controversial, since many parents filed lawsuits claiming that the policies had a disproportionate impact on racial minority students and students with disabilities. Consider the following data from the McGuinty Safe Schools Action Team release on school discipline in 2005: Boys were more than three times more likely to be suspended than girls. Special needs students represented 18% of suspended students. Racialized minorities, particularly black males were disproportionately among the expulsions and suspensions (school boards do not collect racial statistics, so estimates are from verbal reports gathered through provincial consultations). The Ontario Human Rights Commission launched a complaint on behalf of many parents and families who claimed that their children were being unfairly targeted with zero tolerance approaches to student discipline. In June 2007, Bill 212 was passed to repeal the act. The Education Amendment Act, (Progressive Discipline and School Safety Act) includes many provisions that requires the Ministry of Education to: Acknowledge the disproportionate impact on students from racialized communities. Discuss whether you agree or disagree with the decision of the parties involved and why.