{"title":"BALANCING COMPETING RIGHTS: A STAKEHOLDER MODEL FOR DEMOCRATIC SCHOOLS","authors":"S. Shariff","doi":"10.2307/20054173","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this article, I discuss a Canadian public school controversy and Supreme Court of Canada decision involving competing stakeholder rights to freedom of religion, safety and equality. Policy considerations that allowed one group of stakeholders to express their constitutional rights raised concerns among other stakeholders. A policy vacuum and a lack of guidelines for educational policy ‐ makers exist as Canadian schools become increasingly diverse, and as more individuals assert their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I have provided a Stakeholder Model to help school officials navigate competing rights through non ‐ arbitrary and constitutionally compatible policy decisions. Key words: religious expression, secular education, safety, non ‐ arbitrary policy decisions Dans cet article, l’auteure se penche sur une controverse apparue dans les ecoles publiques canadiennes sur la base d’une decision de la Cour supreme du Canada au sujet d’un conflit de droits opposant liberte de religion, securite et egalite. Les considerations de principe qui ont permis a un groupe de personnes interessees d’exprimer leurs droits constitutionnels ont suscite des inquietudes au sein d’autres groupes. Il existe a ce propos un vide politique et une absence de directives a l’intention des decideurs en education au Canada. Or, les ecoles canadiennes deviennent de plus en plus diversifiees et un nombre accru de personnes affirment leurs droits en vertu de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertes. L’auteure fournit un modele pour les parties en presence permettant d’aider les autorites scolaires a naviguer a travers des droits qui se font concurrence dans des decisions d’orientation non arbitraires et compatibles avec la Constitution. Mots cles : expression des convictions religieuses, ecole laique, securite, decisions d’orientation non arbitraire","PeriodicalId":40063,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2307/20054173","citationCount":"17","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Canadian Journal of Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2307/20054173","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this article, I discuss a Canadian public school controversy and Supreme Court of Canada decision involving competing stakeholder rights to freedom of religion, safety and equality. Policy considerations that allowed one group of stakeholders to express their constitutional rights raised concerns among other stakeholders. A policy vacuum and a lack of guidelines for educational policy ‐ makers exist as Canadian schools become increasingly diverse, and as more individuals assert their rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I have provided a Stakeholder Model to help school officials navigate competing rights through non ‐ arbitrary and constitutionally compatible policy decisions. Key words: religious expression, secular education, safety, non ‐ arbitrary policy decisions Dans cet article, l’auteure se penche sur une controverse apparue dans les ecoles publiques canadiennes sur la base d’une decision de la Cour supreme du Canada au sujet d’un conflit de droits opposant liberte de religion, securite et egalite. Les considerations de principe qui ont permis a un groupe de personnes interessees d’exprimer leurs droits constitutionnels ont suscite des inquietudes au sein d’autres groupes. Il existe a ce propos un vide politique et une absence de directives a l’intention des decideurs en education au Canada. Or, les ecoles canadiennes deviennent de plus en plus diversifiees et un nombre accru de personnes affirment leurs droits en vertu de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertes. L’auteure fournit un modele pour les parties en presence permettant d’aider les autorites scolaires a naviguer a travers des droits qui se font concurrence dans des decisions d’orientation non arbitraires et compatibles avec la Constitution. Mots cles : expression des convictions religieuses, ecole laique, securite, decisions d’orientation non arbitraire
期刊介绍:
The Canadian Journal of Education (CJE) is a national peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the membership of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. The CJE prioritizes research and scholarly writing that is of relevance to the Canadian education community. The journal is read by scholars worldwide, and aims to represent the valuable contributions that Canadian scholars in education continue to make to the field. The Journal accepts and publishes both French and English articles and book reviews. CJE on occasion also publishes international papers that shed light on shared issues and that include Canadian authors as references.