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Author Stewart, Douglas J., 1939-

Title Schools, courts and the law : managing student welfare / Douglas J. Stewart and Andrew E. Knott
Published Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Pearson Education, 2002

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Description xii, 178 pages ; 23 cm
regular print
Contents 1. Education, law and school management -- 2. The legal context of student welfare -- 3. Classrooms -- 4. Laboratories and workshops -- 5. School grounds and buildings -- 6. Sport and physical education activities -- 7. Travelling to and home from school -- 8. Excursions -- 9. Inclusion -- 10. Hostility-free learning environments -- 11. Exclusion -- 12. Preventive legal risk management
Summary Litigation is no longer just something teachers read about in the newspaper - but something that is increasingly happening in their schools and to their colleagues. Educationists must be aware of their accountability in the eyes of the law. This book will prove useful in developing policy regarding duty of care. Includes case summaries
Analysis Educational administration (Australia ) Civil law
Schools
Students
Teachers
Legal standing
Duty of care
Risk management
Cases (Law)
Best practice
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [170]-175
Subject School management and organization -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
Educational law and legislation -- Australia.
Students -- Law and legislation.
Teachers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
School management and organization -- Australia.
School administrators -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
Students -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
Author Knott, A. E. (Andrew Edward), 1947-
LC no. 2003428432
ISBN 0733999972 :
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