Parents behaving badly online
It’s not just physically threatening conduct which can land parents in hot water. Their behaviour online, including social media channels, may also find them facing legal action.
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Legal risks you need to be aware of – part 2
Principals face a range of legal risks that threaten their schools with financial and reputational damage. In part two of a two-part series, the experts reveal a few of the risks they need to watch out for.
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Mitigate and manage: The legal risks you must be aware of
Australian society is becoming increasingly litigious – and that includes the education sector. In the first of a two-part series, The Educator outlines the potential legal risks to be aware of.
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School takes legal action against online bullies
A Melbourne school has taken legal action against parents who bullied its teachers online in what one cyber safety expert says is an increasingly common scenario.
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The Educator Weekend wrap: Students’ social media risks, the 'digital divide' and principals urge do
Making news this week, a lawyer outlines social media risks for students, we explore solutions to schools’ ‘digital divide’ and principals demand more information about domestic violence.
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Social media a legal minefield for troubled students
More needs to be done to help students understand the legal ramifications of what they post online, Alex Kohn from Makinson d’Apice lawyers tells The Educator.
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School faces legal action for trying to discipline misbehaving students
A school is facing legal action after trying to send home two students who deliberately breached airport security during a school trip.