The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools : : The Impact of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Educational Policy and Practice, 1982-2007 / / ed. by Michael Manley-Casimir, Kristen Manley-Casimir.

• MitwirkendeR: Arbour, Rachel,; Bowlby, Brenda,; Casimir, Kirsten Manley-,; Casimir, Michael Manley-,; Clarke, Paul T.,; Dickinson, Greg,; Foster, William,; Kindred, Kevin,; Long, John,; Mackay, Wayne,; Magsino, Romulo,; Milne, Cheryl,; Oliverio, Cesare,; Paquette, Jerry,; Smith, William,; Watkinson, Ailsa M.,
• HerausgeberIn: Manley-Casimir, Kristen,; Manley-Casimir, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.)

The adoption of the Canadian Constitution Act in 1982, with its embedded Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ushered in an era of unprecedented judicial influence on Canada's public policy. The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools examines how the Constitution Act has affected educational policy during the first twenty-five years of the Charter by analyzing landmark rulings handed down from appellate courts and the Supreme Court.The contributors consider the influence that Charter cases have had on educational policies and practices by discussing cases involving fundamental freedoms, legal rights, equality rights, and minority language rights. Demonstrating why and how the Charter was invoked, interpreted, and applied in each of these cases, this volume also highlights the resulting consequences for Canada's public schools. An illuminating collection of essays by prominent legal scholars and educational commentators, The Courts, the Charter, and the Schools is a significant contribution to the study of educational law and policy in Canada.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Change and Stability: Assessing the Impact of the Charter on Educational Policy and Practice -- 1. Equality in the Schoolhouse: Has the Charter Made a Difference? -- 2. The Lighthouse of Equality: A Guide to 'Inclusive' Schooling -- 3. Special Education and the Charter: The Effect of the Equality Provisions and Charter Litigation on Educational Policy and Practice in Ontario -- 4. Equity, Equality of Opportunity, Freedom of Religion, Private School Funding, and the Charter -- 5. Religion in Canadian Education: Whither Goest Thou? -- 6. The Teacher in Dissent: Freedom of Expression and the Classroom -- 7. School Searches and Student Rights under the Charter: Old Wine in New Bottles -- 8. Corporal Punishment and Education: Oh Canada! Spare Us! -- 9. Children's Charter Rights: A Slogan Still in Need of Judicial Definition -- 10. The Judicial Contours of Minority Language Educational Rights under the Charter -- 11. The Courts and the School: The Judicial Construction of the School -- Appendix: Constitution Act, 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index