A Saskatoon student banned from using medical marijuana at school is fighting back.
Michael Wileniec recently launched a human rights complaint against the Saskatoon public school board.
The 21-year-old was diagnosed with a rare bone condition called hereditary multiple exostoses when he was seven years old. The condition causes bone masses to grow on his existing bones and is very painful for Wileniec.
“It’s kind of hard to compare it to something when you always continuously feel it,” he said. “It’s not something that most people would enjoy.”
Wileniec has since been prescribed medical marijuana to help treat the condition, but his high school is not allowing him to smoke on school property or return to school after smoking marijuana at home.
School officials told the family students are not allowed in class while under the influence.
Saskatoon Public Schools would not comment on Wileniec’s case but provided a statement to CTV.
“Saskatoon public schools cannot comment on the cases of specific students, but we are committed to working to accommodate students' specific needs to ensure their learning goals are achieved,” the statement read.
“The school division operates on a case-by-case basis to address situations where an individual student requires the use or administration of medication of any kind during the school day.”
Wilienic and his family said the school is no longer responding to the family’s plea or to calls from their lawyer — which is why they launched the human rights complaint.
