Can an employer reasonably accommodate a teacher's religious beliefs and requirements?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v. Roosma, 2002 CanLII 15946 (ON SCDC):
In Commission Scolaire Régionale de Chambly v. Bergevin, 1994 CanLII 102 (SCC), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 525 at 551, Cory J. recognized that some cases may demonstrate circumstances which would make reasonable accommodation impossible: For example, if the religious beliefs of a teacher required his or her absence every Friday throughout the year, then it might well be impossible for the employer to reasonably accommodate that teacher’s religious beliefs and requirements.
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