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de Britto, Tatiana Feitosa – Canadian Journal of Education, 2018
What are the boundaries for teachers' freedom of expression in public, secular schools in Canada? Drawing from the constitutional text, legislation, and normative expectations emerging from the literature, this article examines the scope given to teachers' expression in landmark case law. The analysis shows that the binomial of trust and…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Public School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Rights
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Clarke, Paul – Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 1999
Canadian public school boards still discriminate against homosexual educators. In British Columbia and Manitoba, recent court challenges raise questions about disciplining educators on the basis of sexual orientation and discussion of homosexuality in the classroom. Employment sanctions based on sexual orientation alone violate basic human and…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education