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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Education 4454
LEGAL CONTENT OF TEACHING
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(E1.00)
Fall Semester, 1994
(September
6- December 5)
Wednesdays, 16:30-20:20
Location: MPX95II/12
Instructor. ?
S.
Piddocke
Office:
Phone: ?
879-3408
COURSE OUTLINE:
This course examines various topics where the concerns of education and the law meet.
Among the topics will be:
• the constitutional and statutory foundations of the
educational system;
• the
impact of the
Charter
of Rights and Freedoms
upon education;
• the rights and duties of teachers as teachers, employees, professionals and citizens;
• the question of negligence, misconduct, and educational malpractice;
• the rights and duties of students and parents;
• children and the criminal law.
While special attention will naturally be paid to the B.C. scene, the course will include
comparison with happenings elsewhere in Canada and other common law jurisdictions.
We will be concerned with principles as well as with details.
Course requirements include a research project in which the student takes up some
particular topic and pursues it in greater depth than it will be given in the regular
classes. This research project will be properly written up. The student will also be
invited to present the results of his/her enquiry to the class.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Proudfoot, Alex J
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, & Hutchings, Lawrence. (1988).
Teacher Beware: A Legal Primer
for the Classroom.
Calgary: Detselig Enterprises.
LeBaron Duryea, Michelle, & Manley-Casimir, Michael. (Eds.). (n.d.)
Legal Context of
Teaching,
Education 445-4 Course Reader, Faculty of Education, Centre for
Distance Education, Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University.
Manley-Casimir, Michael E., & Sussel, Tern A. (Eds.). (1986).
Courts in the Classroom:
Education and the Charter
of
Rights and Freedoms.
Calgary:
Detselig
Enterprises.
School Act,
for British Columbia.
Additional readings will be announced.
RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
Giles, W.H. (1988). Schools and Students: Legal
Aspects
of
Administration.
Toronto:
Carswell.
Dickinson, Gregory M., & Mackay, A. Wayne. (1989).
Rights, Freedoms, and the
Education System in Canada.
Toronto: Emond Montgomery.
Bezeau, Lawrence M.
(1989). Educational Administration for Canadian Teachers.
Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman.
Centre for Distance Edon
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Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser Universi.
WMC 1300 291-3524
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.
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.
Calgary:
Detselig, 1986.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Four assignments and one major project.
03/07/95
COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE.
