EDUC 4412
Educational Law — FAO/FBO
2015–2016
Topics
- Teacher duties and professional ethics
- Student, parent and teacher rights
- Duty of care and negligence
- Professional misconduct
- School legislation and regulation
Readings
- Required: MacKay, A. W., Sutherland, L., & Pochini, K. (2013). Teachers and the Law: Diverse Roles and New Challenges (3rd ed.). Emond Montgomery.
- Required: Government of Canada (1982). Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Required: Ontario College of Teachers (2008). Foundations of Professional Practice.
- Required: Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII).
- Required: Government of Canada. Youth Criminal Justice Act (2002).
- Required: Government of Ontario. Child and Family Services Act, 1990.
- Required: Government of Ontario. Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.
- Required: Government of Ontario. Ontario Education Act.
- Required: Keel Cottrelle LLP. Education Law Newsletter (March 2013).
Sources
- syllabus ↗2015–2016
- Historical course code is retained; no unverified equivalence to a current code is asserted.; Legislation and readings reflect the 2015–2016 outline.