Administrators looking to use personal info must consult privacy laws
- Condominium Group
- Dec 30, 2007
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Administrators looking to use personal info must consult privacy laws
December 31, 2007
A recent British Columbia Supreme Court decision involving a $48,000 prank highlights the fact that a "kids will be kids" argument does not absolve students from behaving inappropriately at school, says Windsor education lawyer Bryce Chandler.
While most decisions involving schools and negligence discuss the duty of care owed to students by teachers and/or school boards, Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District No. 68 v. Dean, 2015 BCSC 11 (CanLII) deals with the duty of care owed by a student to his or her school, says Chandler, who did not act in the case.
The trial judge in the case held a student's parents liable for approximately $48,000 in damages caused by their son's prank on the basis that the student owed a duty of care to his school, he says.
