Relationships and the Law

Schools are about relationships – between children, the parents responsible for raising them, and the employees charged with assisting in their education.

Boundaries can be blurred and responsibilities can be compromised when duty of care is taken too literally or not taken seriously enough. The constant challenge is to determine whether, and when, one should and should not take action.

Faith In Morality

Stumbling across The First Report of the Commissioners of National Education for the Colony of Victoria for the year 1852 was fascinating reading for me. I would hope that this and other historical documents of similar significance become the light and the hope of maintaining and celebrating our Judeo/Christian foundations.

When Silence Speaks

Grief cuts deeply when we learn of children taking their own lives due to online bullying. It's a tragedy that demands our attention and reflection.

Yet, at the risk of sounding cold, we need to think carefully about correlation and causation…