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Principals and legal risk : complacency or concern?

Teh, Mui Kim 2009, Principals and legal risk : complacency or concern?, in ANZELA 2009 : Proceedings of the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association Conference 2009, ANZELA, Melbourne, Vic., pp. 37-47.

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Title Principals and legal risk : complacency or concern?
Author(s) Teh, Mui Kim
Conference name Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association. Conference (2009 : Melbourne, Victoria)
Conference location Melbourne, Vic.
Conference dates 1-2 Oct. 2009
Title of proceedings ANZELA 2009 : Proceedings of the Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association Conference 2009
Editor(s) [Unknown]
Publication date 2009
Conference series Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association Conference
Start page 37
End page 47
Total pages 11
Publisher ANZELA
Place of publication Melbourne, Vic.
Keyword(s) bullying
sexual misconduct
legal risk
schools
Summary There has been an increasing awareness across many jurisdictions of potential legal issues that might arise in schools. These issues range from bullying to sexual misconduct, from injury to negligence. In a recent study in Singapore, despite the increased attention to such issues, school principals displayed a range of attitudes toward legal risk and a diverse range of strategies to minimise it. The findings were compared to those from a small scale study of senior educators in Queensland in order to ascertain commonalities and differences of view. This paper summarises those views and suggests some basic principles to help those in positions of leadership to avert unwanted legal attention.
Language eng
Field of Research 180199 Law not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies
HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed
Copyright notice ©2009, ANZELA
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30045134

Document type: Conference Paper
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