Case Study: Constant:Daniels
Who were the 4 people involved in this breach of privacy case?
Student, the teacher, the vice-principal, and the police.
What age must children attend school?
At what age may children enter Kindergarten?
Children may enter Kindergarten in the year they become five years old. (4-5 years old)
In what four grades must students take provincial tests, including literacy and numeracy?
Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 9 and Grade 10.
True or False: In the case of Constant-Daniels v. Tournier, the courts did NOT believe that the plaintiff's right to privacy had been violated when the vice-principal checked the texts.
True. According to the Court, students have a diminished right to privacy in public education settings (As cited by the Supreme Court). The vice-principal also has a duty to report unsafe or illegal activity.
True or False: Attendance is a shared responsibility between a student, the parent or guardian, and the school community.
True. Parents are legally required to ensure that their child of compulsory age is attending school. The principal monitors attendance and reports to the school board the names of students who are not attending.
What three criteria do you need to meet to be considered a resident pupil?
The person must be between the ages of six and twenty-one and live in the district (residency), and be a tax supporter of the board.
School boards have a to duty to BLANK students with exceptionalities.
a duty to ACCOMMODATE. Such as provisions of a special desk, physical assistance and extra supervision from educational assistants.
What did the vice-principal fail to do when he reported the possible case of theft to the police?
The VP failed to uphold the duty of care when the student's legal guardians were not contacted after informing the police of the student's concerning text messages.
True or False. Homeschooling and Home Instruction are the same things.
False. Homeschooling is independent, parent-directed, parent-funded education. Home instruction is a short-term solution when a public school student needs to be educated from home due to medical reasons. Material and assignments are provided by the classroom teacher. They are expected to return to the classroom when possible.
What is the lower and upper age limit to attending secondary school?
Unlike the elementary school qualifications, there is no lower or upper age limit specified. However, the student must have been promoted from elementary school and cannot exceed seven years of secondary schooling.
According to Regulation 298, section 20(j), teachers must "co-operate and assist in the administration of the test under which act (1996)?
The Education Quality and Accountability Act (1996)