Confidentiality and the Duty To Protect: A Balancing Act for School Personnel.

Drodge, Edward

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ERIC Number: EJ553105

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Publication Date: 1997

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Confidentiality and the Duty To Protect: A Balancing Act for School Personnel.

Drodge, Edward

Canadian Journal of Education, v22 n3 p312-22 Sum 1997

Legal and ethical issues involved in the balance between concern over school violence and regard for the individual rights of students are explored. Several Canadian cases involving duty of care, the 1995 amendment to the Young Offenders Act, and the confidentiality of student records are reviewed. Confidentiality guidelines are proposed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Delinquency, Disclosure, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Protection, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Legal Problems, School Responsibility, School Safety, Student Rights, Teacher Responsibility, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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