EDU 200-01

Adrianne Rollins
February 16, 2016

Case 1: Globe and Mail Articles

The first case talks about whether or not searching students is against the law. The Vice Principle
called for a student to be searched because it was believed that he had brought drugs to school.
The drugs were found and a plain clothed police officer was present. The Supreme Court came to
6 conclusions. One of them being that the students privacy was no longer valid once he brought
something that could endanger the other students. Many teachers agreed with the ruling while
students were not pleased with the ruling.

Case 2: Fraser vs Campbell River School District (1989)

This case deals with the role of a teacher in a supervisory situation. The children were taken
outside in the snow for a rugby game. After the game had broken up some students made
sculptures in the snow while others casually played. Fraser made a running dive downhill
towards the school and ended up breaking his neck. The judge for the case threw the case out.
The judge stated that the physical education teacher had no reason not to take the children out
and also could not have known that Fraser wouldve taken the dive eventually hurting himself.

Case 3: Myers vs Peel County Board of Education

In this case Myers was given instruction on rings and proper spotting. He got permission to go
into a separate room to practice while the rest of the class stayed in the gymnasium. He ended up
coming off of the rings and landing on his neck. With the injury to his neck and spinal injury he
became quadriplegic. The court found the physical education teacher 80% negligent and Myers
20% negligent. The court awarded Myers over $66,656.30 in damages and half of his court costs
paid for by the Board of Education. The decision was found that the defendant failed to provide
proper equipment to Myers and supervision.

Case 4: Eaton vs. Lasuta and the Board of School Trustees of Scholl District

In this case, 12 year old Eaton got injured while at a playground during a physical education
class. She was involved in piggyback race with a girl who was smaller than she was. During the
beginning of the race she fell and broke her leg. It was noted during the case that Eaton was not
athletic, she was also tall and skinny. The case was reviewed and it was found that children get
hurt during sports and it was a supervised activity. Therefore it could not be that the supervision
was inadequate.

Case 5: McKay vs. Board of Govan School

Ian McKay was injured after he fell between two bars after practicing gymnastics. He became
paraplegic from the fall. The court found that the actions against the teacher were dropped
because of the clauses in the school act of that district. If the principle approved the activity then
the teacher cannot be held liable. However the jury found that there wasnt enough instruction,
care and or spotting during the incident. The teacher didnt have proper qualifications to proceed
with the sport and proper precautions werent taken. The court awarded McKay with $183,000.

Case 6: Moddejonge vs. Huron County Board of Education

In this last case 2 girls drowned, the teacher couldnt swim, and there was no lifesaving
equipment available. The teacher allowed the children to swim in the permitted area but when it
was noticed that they were drifting to dangerous waters the teacher did nothing. The court found
that it was the duty of the teacher to take care of the children as a father would take care of his
children. The teacher was found liable for the incident.