This course supports students’ exploration of the
intricacies of legal dimensions that impact educational spaces and education
staff, across the K-12 and the post-secondary sectors in Canada. The course provides a basic understanding of
the Canadian legal system as it affects learning, to support students as they
examine legislation, case law, and constitutional instruments such as the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The course examines the varied and complex facets of legal principles
that are play in educational spaces (criminal, tortious, administrative,
contractual, employment, and constitutional law). The course aims to give learners a hands-on
awareness of the organic and continuingly evolving nature of these legal
principles as they affect educational organizations.
- Teacher: Frederic Fovet