Yet just as many courts are carving out exceptions to the parent-child immunity doctrine, they are also bringing more "parents" under the protective ambit of
in loco parentis, (6) with contradictory and confusing results.
The incredible expanding/shrinking right of children to sue "parents": Illinois courts are expanding the in loco parentis doctrine to protect more types of "parents" after having carved exceptions into parental immunity and thus having allowed more opportunities for children to recover. The authors recommend a consistent narrowing of immunity
Another example of
in loco parentis can be found in the training for educators offered by several school districts around the country based on a book intended to help middle-class educators effectively teach economically poor children.
Three narratives of parent-educator relationships: toward counselor repertoires for bridging the urban parent-school divide
Leacy was
in loco parentis at the time - it was a breach of trust JUDGE MORAN
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The issue of whether the husband had intended to treat the children as his own was referred back to the trial judge with a direction that if, on examination of the nature of the family relationship, the husband was found to be
in loco parentis, then retroactive child support could be ordered.
Support obligations for former stepchildren
If she in fact is the central parental figure in the child's life and is responsible for their day-to-day care and financial support, she is said to have "
in loco parentis" status, which means she stands in the place of a parent.
Staying with kids is possible
A statement from the GTC said: "Part of a teacher's role and responsibility, being
in loco parentis, is to uphold moral standards for children in their care.
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Previously, America's universities had operated under the doctrine of
in loco parentis ("in the place of a parent").
Welcome to the fun-free university: the return of in loco parentis is killing student freedom
It disappoints me that we would have to do that, but the fact is we are
in loco parentis and we have to ensure the children's safety.
Schools in Wales face airport-style check-ins
If Kerry did have an affair with a very young woman entitled to see him as
in loco parentis, isn't his heroic image tarnished?
Who are we to point the finger?
Administrators sanctioning confidential visits to the campus clinic for birth control and STD tests were a far cry from the
in loco parentis model, the norm on campus in the 1950s and early '60s when colleges and universities were surrogate parents, monitoring dormitory visits and providing social chaperones.
Privacy, or peril: where, many are asking, is the line between the parents' right to know about their child's mental state and the student's right to privacy?
In his 1770 compilation of English law, William Blackstone applied the phrase
in loco parentis to educators.
IN LOCO PARENTIS: ALIVE AND WELL
This principle has only one exception: when the grandparent stands
in loco parentis to the grandchild, that is, stands in the place of the natural parent.(5) Even then, the grandparent's child support liability is secondary to that of the parent, who retains the primary duty to support the child.
Doing it again: grandparents paying child support
Suddenly they are
in loco parentis for other campers.
The eyes and ears of camp: staff's role in health and safety
The teacher's job, acting
in loco parentis, is to drill virtue into students by word and example.
Our Country and Our Children: Improving America's Schools and Affirming the Common Culture
To act "
in loco parentis" - in the place of the parents.
Carol Hill has been sacked. The bullies remain - all they get is a telling-off. Brilliant