by Cheryl Lacey, ©2022
(Jan. 7, 2022) — Schools are about relationships – between children, the parents responsible for raising them, and the employees charged with assisting in their education.
Boundaries can be blurred and responsibilities can be compromised when duty of care is taken too literally or not taken seriously enough.
The constant challenge is to determine whether, and when, one should and should not take action.
School systems have a bottomless pit of money and legal advice; families do not.
It is, therefore, nearly impossible to know the extent of problems faced by schools and their clients.
On the other hand, knowledge of the relationship between schools and the law can bring preventative measures: measures that could outweigh expensive, distracting, time-consuming and destructive disputes.
What do we all need to know about the law to work in and receive services from schools?
Aligning the SCOPE of education services offered with staff capability must surely be a prerequisite if duty of care is to have any legal relevance.
Perhaps it is the law – and duty of care – that is the very place to identify the injustice being served to families from an unobstructed view.
Are you willing to rip off that bandaid with me?
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Cheryl Lacey
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