My dazzling padlet by Kelley McMaster https://padlet.com/ka2mcmaster/m8uypxt9gayt Made with ♥ en-us 2017-04-01 03:31:11 UTC 2017-12-16 02:15:59 UTC hello@padlet.com Testing wooo hoooo ka2mcmaster https://padlet.com/ka2mcmaster/m8uypxt9gayt/wish/164082733 2017-04-01 03:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ka2mcmaster/m8uypxt9gayt/wish/164082733 Kass Hall ka2mcmaster https://padlet.com/ka2mcmaster/m8uypxt9gayt/wish/216649750 1.Parties involved:

  • The family and student
  • The school itself
  • The Principal
  • Teachers
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Health Services
  • Police
  • Possibly the AEU

I think the school and its staff are most responsible - particularly the Principal. Ultimately the buck stops with them and I find it impossible to believe the Principal was unaware of what was going on. They're culpable in complicity or they're culpable in complete disengagement from their own school. Either way, they have ultimate responsibility.

2. Types of law that may arise:

  • Tort (duty of care, negligence)
  • Criminal (assault)
  • Contract (breach of employment contract)

3. Other applicable 'rules':

  • Mandatory reporting obligations
  • Fitness to teach
  • Obligations of teacher's aides
  • Parents of other student knowledge of activity?
  • Ethical/moral obligations

4. Incident Prevention:

  • Respecting students with disabilities as human beings would be a good start...
  • Compulsory teacher education in strategies for high needs students.
  • Resources for teacher's aides - more one-on-one assistance.
  • Destigmatisation of disability in schools and society.

5. Post-incident handling:

  • Prioritise the possible damage done to the student and establish possible remedies (if this is possible);
  • Family engagement on how their needs and that of the student are being met in the education sphere;
  • Apologise - and mean it;
  • Assess the capacity of schools to meet student needs, where the gaps are and how these are filled.
]]> 2017-12-16 01:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ka2mcmaster/m8uypxt9gayt/wish/216649750 The Law and Education ka2mcmaster https://padlet.com/ka2mcmaster/m8uypxt9gayt/wish/216650574 Involved Parties:
a) Student
b) Student's family
c) The Teacher
d) School community (other teachers and students)
e) The Principal
f) Department of education
g)The Police
The person i find most responsible are the Teacher and the Parent, coming a close second is the Principal.
Types of law that may arise: Tort law, referring to duty of Care and negligence - Criminal, in relation to torture and assault - and -  contractual breach, referring to the Teacher standards and ethics.
Other applicable rules:  Ethical and moral issues
Mandatory reporting by the educator
Parental involvement in student education
Human rights issues
APST code of conduct breech
How can an incident like this be prevented? 
Parental involvement in the classroom
Designated teacher's aide
Individual Learning Program (designed by teacher /parent/ student)
Solid Team building within the classroom (team the student with MKO's who can lead by example)
Include texts about diversity in the classroom!
Organize excursions (or incursions) related to diversity (introducing students to the world of autism, aspergers, etc)
How  is an incident like this best handled once it has occurred?
Mediation between the teacher/school and family is a necessity. As a team, this group need to work out strategies that best suit the student. A teacher in this situation is going to need counseling rather than deregistration! 
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