Wrongfully accused of abuse? Teachers can get protection under House bill

The bill, which consolidated House bills 364, 549, and 6940, provides for the creation of guidelines that would define what constitutes child abuse, thereby protecting teachers from lawsuits that may arise from parents who think their modes of classroom management are abusive.Article 218 of the Family Code gives schools, administrators, and teachers “special parental authority and responsibility” over minors while they are under their supervision, instruction, or custody.

Fully discharging their duties then becomes like walking on eggshells for teachers. “Instead of confidently helping the parents and the state in rearing law-abiding and good citizens of the land among the youth, teachers and school personnel would now think twice before exercising their duties – lest they be the next social media antagonist in somebody else’s version of the story,” Magsino adds.

The rights and responsibilities of teachers when it comes to discipline and classroom management, “to the end of fostering a positive school climate and safe environment conducive to instruction and learning.” The bill would also mandate that a sufficient number of licensed guidance counselors will serve as “support personnel” to teachers and school administrators in the realm of student discipline.

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