(CBC) The country’s top court has declined to hear the appeal of a private Calgary school that was found to have discriminated against two Muslim students who were denied prayer space on campus.
The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling Thursday ends a 12-year legal battle to overturn an Alberta Human Rights Commission (HRC) decision that resulted in a $26,000 fine against Webber Academy.
As is the SCC’s practice, no reasons were given for the court’s refusal to hear the appeal.
In an email to CBC News, Webber Academy president Neil Webber offered a brief comment in reaction to the court’s decision.
“The decision is very disappointing, but I want to thank all those who supported us over the 12 years the case has been before Alberta courts,” wrote Webber.
