Human Rights & School discipline
Is there any area of law left not susceptible to a challenge on Human Rights grounds ?
Many would say that some rights for teachers to be able to discipline school pupils are long overdue, and the Government seems to have acknowledged this in the Education Bill. However, before this Bill can even become law, commentators are suggesting that the proposed laws, including rights for teachers to search pupils for weapons or drugs or delete photos from mobile devices may breach human rights. As with many potential Human rights arguments, parts of the Human Rights laws can be argued either way. A pupil may argue that their right to privacy is being breached but the school can counter argue that it has a duty to other pupils to prevent bullying or harassment. All in all, this is common sense gone mad !