Supreme Court won't hear appeal of private school that wouldn't let Muslim students pray

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,