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Education, Student Rights and the Charter

Ailsa Watkinson,

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Distributed for Purich Publishing

Education, Student Rights and the Charter

Ailsa Watkinson,

Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the interpretation of its provisions by the courts is forcing educators to increase attention paid to student rights, resulting in a more democratic educational system and a better learning environment. Yet many questions still face both educators and parents, as addressed by Watkinson, including the ability of teachers and principals to search students and their lockers; whether teachers can regulate the contents of student newspapers; whether school boards are responsible for sexual harassment within schools; what constitutes corporal punishment and whether it can be used; and what accommodation schools must make for students facing learning difficulties.

224 pages | © 1999

Law and Legal Studies: General Legal Studies

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Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Human Rights Legislation
Federal and Provincial Human Rights Legislation
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Convention on the Rights of the Child

2. Caring and Contextuality
The Ethic of Care
Caring and Contextuality in the Law
Caring in Education

3. Limiting Rights and Freedoms Process
Interpretation
Application to Education

4. Freedom of Conscience and Religion
Interpretation
Application to Education
School Prayer and Religious Practices
Compulsory Education and Religion
Patriotic Exercises

5. Freedom of Expression and Assembly
Freedom of Expression
Hate Propaganda
Material and Substantial Disruption
Lewd and Indecent Speech
Student Publications
Appearance
Reading Material
Freedom of Assembly

6. Race, Gender, Economic Status, and Sexual Orientation
Interpretation
Discrimination
Application to Education
Racialized Students
Gender
Sexual Orientation
Poverty

7. Students with Disabilities
Application to Education
The Emily Eaton Case
Eldridge and Eaton Compared
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities

8. Sexual Harassment
Legislation
Interpretation
Application to Education
Enforcement

9. Group Punishment, Suspensions, and Expulsions
Interpretation
Application to Education

10. Search, Seizure, and Detention
Search and Seizure
Interpretation
Strip Searches, Locker Searches, and Private Possessions
Detention

11. Corporal Punishment
Criminal Code
Equality Rights and Discrimination
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Liberty and Security of the Person
Necessary Justification

12. Conclusio

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