Parental Rights

IN LIGHT OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND

RESPONSIBILITIES, HOW CAN TEACHERS
EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS
TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS?

& Responsibilities
Parental Responsibilities
Parental Rights
1. Access to Information
Rights

1. To Students
Roles

-Primary guide & decision maker (Education Act Section 32a)

-Overseer of Education - ensure their child fulfills
responsibilities and attends school (Education Act Section 32b, c)

Expectations

-Parents and teachers function as a team

-Access to board policies, reports and information (Education

Tips

-Access to student records (Education Act, Section 18, Section 196 1.e)

Implications

2. To Teachers

Tips

-Cooperate with student supports (Education Act, Section 32e)

-Build positive relationships (Education Act, Section 32f )

2. Personal Beliefs

-Parents will respect educational staff in speech and action

and work with rather than against them.

Act, Section 53 1.b, Section 62 4.a)

-consistency in communication is key

-board communicates with parents

-transparency and consitent reporting is important

Roles

-use newsletters, websites, and progress reports

Expectations

Rights

-School Choice (Education Act Section 32 a)

-Be informed of controversial classroom content in areas
of religion and human sexuality (Education Act Section 50 1, Section 58 2.)
-Freedom to remove students if they disagree with
content (religion, human sexuality, patriotic material)
(Education Act Section 50 1, Section 58 2.)

Implications

Tips

-Teachers should model respectful speech and action

3. To the Learning Community

Roles

-Contribute to a positive, safe, learning environment

(Education Act, Section 32d)

-Engage in their student's educational community (Education

-Teachers must inform parents of questionable content

-Doesnt include involvement in certain clubs (eg gay-straight alliance)

Act, Section 32g)

-provide sufficient notice (shared calendar, newsletter, etc)

Tips

Tips

3.School Actions
Rights

Expectations

-parents should volunteer or contribute in some capacity

to their childs education
-involve parents as volunteers, guest speakers or in
learning celebrations
-provide parent PD sessions

-Be informed prior to specialized supports being given to

their child (Education Act Section 11 4, Section 40)
-Be informed of expulsion and suspension details (Education
Act Section 36, Section 37)

Implications

-parental involvement in student supports is necessary

-suspension/expulsion - recieve immediate explanation,
written report, and opportunity for a meeting

Tips

-Involve parents in supporting their students

-IPPs require signature

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