TY - JOUR
T1 - Negligence Principles in the School Context: New Challenges for the 'Careful Parent'
AU - MacKay, A. Wayne
AU - Flood, Colleen M. M.
AU - Mackay, Wayne
N1 - Wayne MacKay & Colleen Flood, "Negligence Principles in the School Context: New Challenges for the 'Careful Parent'" (2001) 10:3 Education & LJ 371.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - In this article the authors review general principles of negligence as they affect the practice of educators. They also discuss new challenges school face impacting civil liability, including: budget cut-backs; the increasing use of volunteers; school violence and harassment; and medical emergencies and conditions such as anaphylaxis and scent sensitivity. The article concludes with a discussion of some general considerations in the management of risks in schools, including a proactive plan of risk identification and assessment, along with weighting risks against their educational benefits.
AB - In this article the authors review general principles of negligence as they affect the practice of educators. They also discuss new challenges school face impacting civil liability, including: budget cut-backs; the increasing use of volunteers; school violence and harassment; and medical emergencies and conditions such as anaphylaxis and scent sensitivity. The article concludes with a discussion of some general considerations in the management of risks in schools, including a proactive plan of risk identification and assessment, along with weighting risks against their educational benefits.
KW - Schools
KW - Students
KW - Parents
KW - Parental Liability
KW - Negligence
KW - Civil Liability
UR - https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/1496
UR - https://dal.novanet.ca/permalink/01NOVA_DAL/1nek75v/alma9970526966907190
M3 - Article
JO - Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
JF - Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
ER -