By Michael Manley-Casimir, Kristen Manley-Casimir
ISBN-10: 0802091997
ISBN-13: 9780802091994
The adoption of the Canadian structure Act in 1982, with its embedded Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ushered in an period of extraordinary judicial impression on Canada's public coverage. The Courts, the constitution, and the Schools examines how the structure Act has affected academic coverage in the course of the first twenty-five years of the constitution via examining landmark rulings passed down from appellate courts and the very best Court.
The individuals think of the impression that constitution instances have had on academic rules and practices by means of discussing circumstances concerning basic freedoms, criminal rights, equality rights, and minority language rights. Demonstrating why and the way the constitution used to be invoked, interpreted, and utilized in every one of those circumstances, this quantity additionally highlights the ensuing outcomes for Canada's public faculties. An illuminating number of essays through sought after felony students and academic commentators, The Courts, the constitution, and the colleges is an important contribution to the examine of academic legislations and coverage in Canada.
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Equality claims begin and end with a desire for belonging, for community. ’9 The language of equality is also about the equal benefit and protection of the law. When we talk about education, the benefits are enormous. Students who are enabled through a Canadian education receive tremendous benefits in many ways, from life skills, to self-esteem, to employment prospects, and remuneration. There is, however, a stark contrast in the benefits students receive, and there is no question that students whose abilities shine within the existing education structure benefit the most.
To do this I shall briefly explore three areas – disability access in schools, the balancing of gay rights and freedom of religion, and finally the positive link between inclusive and safe schools. Disability as an Inclusion Case Study One of the important areas for considering the inclusiveness of our schools is with respect to the access of physically and mentally disabled students. 15 of the Charter prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability and encourage equity programs to promote greater access in a proactive way.
50 The grounds listed in the Charter and the human rights codes typically represent the characteristics of individuals and groups that historically have been the subject of prejudice and stereotyping in society. These prejudices and stereotypes are inherited by schools and are manifested in individual attitudes and behaviours, such as insults, ridicule, provocation, harassment, exclusion from social groupings, and even violence. 51 Students, and others, who are on the receiving end of such discrimination are told in both overt and covert ways that they do not belong.
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