Cover: Education Law for Teachers & School Administrators, second edition, by Jerome G. Delaney
Cover: Education Law for Teachers & School Administrators, second edition, by Jerome G. Delaney

Education Law for Teachers and School Administrators, 2nd Ed.

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Jerome G. Delaney

Understand the most common legal issues that confront K–12 teachers and administrators in Canada

In the second edition of Education Law for Teachers and School Administrators, Jerome G. Delaney provides educators with a comprehensive overview of their legal rights and of the legal issues they may face in their day-to-day jobs. Delaney tackles thorny questions and offers practical answers that help practicing teachers identify classroom situations with potential legal ramifications and proactively manage them, protecting both themselves and their students.

The second edition is updated with chapters on copyright, teacher misconduct, and general education law concerns in Canada, and includes new discussion questions throughout the book.

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  • Preface

    1. An Overview of Education Law

    2. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

    3. Provincial Education Acts

    4. Teacher Collective Agreements

    5. Due Process

    6. Teacher Liability and Negligence

    7. Corporal Punishment

    8. Sexual Assault

    9. Duty to Report

    10. The Youth Criminal Justice Act

    11. Teachers’ Codes of Ethics

    12. Education Policy as a Legal Instrument

    13. Copyright Law

    14. Workplace Safety

    15. Legal versus Moral Dimensions of Education

    16. Teacher Misconduct

    17. Education Law Concerns in Canada

    18. Conclusion

    References

    Appendix A: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

    Appendix B: Sample Code of Professional Practice

    Index

  • • The implications of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for educators,

    • The role provincial education acts across Canada, and how they differ among the provinces,

    • How teacher collective agreements handle hours of instruction, extracurricular activities, teacher discipline, and grievance processes,

    • How to navigate issues of teacher liability and negligence in reasonable and respectful ways,

    • The impact of workplace safety legislation on schools.

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    Published July 2022

    Pages: 160

    Binding: Trade paperback (US)

    Dimensions: 6x9in

    ISBN Print: 9781550598926

    ISBN eBook: 9781550598957

    Accessible EPUB: yes