Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Objectives
To familiarise educators with:
The Education Act (39:01)
The National schools code of conduct
The Childrens Act (Ch. 46:01)
The sexual Offences Act (Ch. 11:28)
The Dangerous Drugs Act (Ch. 11:25)
The Judges Rules
Important Concepts
Minor
Child
Sexual intercourse
Indecent assault
Serious indecency
Buggery
rape (note the confusion with withdrawing
consent)
Sexual harassment
Sec. 22
Except with the written permission of the
Sec. 29
(1) No child shall be required as a condition of
Code of conduct
Regulation 62-A teachers conduct shall at all times
National
Schools
Code
of
A teacher commits an act of misconduct
Ethics
when:
(1) Without reasonable excuse does an
years.
7. Sexual intercourse with female between
fourteen and sixteen years.
8. Sexual intercourse with male under sixteen
years.
9. Incest.
10. Sexual intercourse with adopted minor, etc.
subnormal person.
13. Buggery.
15. Indecent assault.
16. Serious indecency.
17. Procuration
Causal factor?
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(1)-mandatory
reporting
parent or guardian of a minor
of
suspected
abuse
ofcontrol of a
Has
the actual custody,
charge or
minor
minors
charged
Guardian Headline-
Section 2 :
A child is anyone under the age of 14 years
A young person is anyone who is 14 years or
older but not yet 16 years
Section 3
If any person over the age of eighteen years,
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