School Law, Ethics and the Teaching Profession
The legal and ethical duties of teachers under provincial education law and professional codes of conduct.
EDUC-240 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Education Foundations
Course content
- 1Sources of school law in CanadaComing
- 2Teacher certification and the teaching quality standardComing
- 3Duty of care and negligenceComing
- 4Supervision and student safetyComing
- 5Reporting child abuse and neglectComing
- 6Student rights under the CharterComing
- 7Discipline, suspension and expulsionComing
- 8Privacy and student recordsComing
- 9Professional boundaries and social mediaComing
- 10Teachers' associations, collective agreements and disciplineComing
- 11Ethical decision making for teachersComing
- 12Case studies in professional conductComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
The legal and ethical duties of teachers under provincial education law and professional codes of conduct.
Part of the Education stream, typically taken in year 2.