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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

LEGAL CONTEXT OF TEACHING

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(Cat. #83090)

Fall Semester, 1993 ?

Instructor:

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David Handelman

(September 7- December 6)

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Office: ?

MPX 9508

Thursday

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Telephone:

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291-5992

16:30-2020

Location: MPX 8651

PREREQUISITE: 60 hours of credit

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to provide education students, teachers, counsellors

and administrative officers with a comprehensive understanding of the legal

issues and potential legal liabilities encountered in the B.C. public school

system. Special attention is devoted to the legal dimensions and consequences

of routine classroom and administrative activity. The course also provides

students with a basic introduction to the legal terminology used in the lectures

and seminars. No prior knowledge of the law or the legal system is required.

Topics to be discussed will include:

• The School Act and the Teaching Profession Act

• Negligence and Supervisory Activity

• Educational Malpractice

• Special Education Placements and the Law

• Student Discipline and Due Process

• Sexual Abuse by School Board Employees

• Aids and School Personnel

• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Education

• Teacher Discipline and Union Grievances

REQUIRED TEXTS:

1.

Alex J. Proudfoot and Lawrence Hutchinson

Teacher Beware: A Legal Primer for the Classroom Teacher

(Calgary, Detselig Press, 1988)

2. Michael Manley-Casimir and Terri Sussell

Courts in the Classroom: Education and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

(Calgary, Detselig Press, 1986)

3.

Terri Sussell

Controversies in School Law—A Handbook for School Administrators

(Vancouver, Eduserv, 1990)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Students will be evaluated on the basis of class participation, an in-class

presentation, and a research paper.

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Faculty of Education

Centre for Distancopucation

Simon Fraser UnivWgity

EDUCATION 445-4

LEGAL CONTEXT OF TEACHING

This course is primarily for educators: teachers, administrators,

counsellors, librarians, and anyone else with an interest in serving students

and staying within the law. Students who have taken this course have

commented on the gulf dividing the disciplines of law and education. To

date, there has been too little dialogue between their members. This course

is designed to enable students to take steps toward closing this gap and

improving their legal literacy. Former Chief Justice Bora Laskin remarked:

"It's very important to have a citizenry which is socially literate and social

literacy involves some appreciation of the legal system." The legal context of

teaching is important to day to day life in classrooms, the staifroom. and

other school-related settings. This course will provide a framework for

weighing the legal factors in daily decision-making.

Unit 1 Intersection of Law and Education

Unit 2 Part One: Teacher Rights and Responsibilities

Part Two: Negligence, Intentional Torts, and Educational

Malpractice

Unit 3 Student and Parent Rights and Responsibilities

Unit 4 Criminal Law and Wrap Up

PREREQUISITE:

60 hours of credit.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

B.C. Ministry of Education.

B.C. School Act.

B.C. Ministry of Education.

School Regulations.

Proudfoot, Alex J. & Hutchings, Lawrence.

Teacher Beware: A Legal

Primer for the Classroom Teacher.

Calgary: Detselig, 1988.

Manley-Casimir, Michael E. & Sussel, Terri A.

Courts in the Classroom:

Education

Detseig, 1986.

and the Charter

of

Rights and Freedoms.

Calgary:

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Four assignments and one major project.

11/02/93

COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE.

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Centre for Distance Eation

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Simon Fraser University

LEGAL CONTEXT OF TEACHING

This course is primarily for educators: teachers, administrators, counsellors,

librarians, and anyone else with an interest in serving students and staying

within the law. Students who have taken this course have commented on the gulf

dividing the disciplines of law and education. To date, there has been too little

dialogue between their members. This course is designed to enable students to

take steps toward closing this gap and improving their legal literacy. Former

Chief Justice Bora Laskin remarked: "It's very important to have a citizenry

which is socially literate and social literacy involves some appreciation of the legal

system." The legal context of teaching is important to day to day life in

classrooms, the staifroom and other school-related settings. This course will

Part Two: Negligence, Intentional Torts, and Educational

Malpractice

Unit 3 Student and Parent Rights and Responsibilities

PREREQUISITE: 60 hours of credit.

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Proudfoot, Alex J. & Hutchings, Lawrence.

Teacher Beware: A Legal Primer for

the Classroom Teacher.

Calgary: Detselig, 1988.

Manley-Casimir, Michael E. & Sussel, Terri A.

Courts in the Classroom:

Education and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Four assignments and one major project.

11/02/92

COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES

WITHOUT