Education Law Notes – Term 3 2022

You are no doubt familiar with the common provision in enrolment contracts requiring parents to give "one full term's fees in lieu of notice" when withdrawing their child from a school. We consider ways to respond to a recent ACT Tribunal case challenging the fairness of this enrolment condition.

Historical sexual abuse cases continue to feature in our court system. However, the passing of time since these incidents can mean such proceedings are stayed permanently. My colleague, Bill Madden, is an expert in this area and has written about two of these recent cases.

Educators of young people know too well that the reckless behaviour of one student can cause an injury to another student, even when there is teacher supervision in place. I examine a case where the discipline of an offending student and a school's liability to an injured student is put under the spotlight.