Part 1 — Access to Education
6 Independent student
the purposes of this Act, a board may consider the following:
(a) whether the student or the student's parent has made a
statement in writing indicating that the student is living
independently;
(b) the student's living arrangements;
(c) whether the student is financially independent or contribu tes
financially to his or her maintenance;
(d) whether the student is responsible for the making of
significant decisions regarding matters such as health care;
(e) any other factor the board considers relevant.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Act, an
independent student is entitled to exercise all the rights and powers
and receive all the benefits and is subject to all the obligations
under this Act that the student's parent would be entitled to
exercise or receive or would be subject to, and the student's parent
shall not exercise those rights, receive those benefits or be subject
to those obligations.
2012 cE-0.3 s6;2015 c6 s5