Police chief explains Children's Theatre probe Feb 9, 2008
The theater staff acted 'in loco parentis' when I would have lacked supervision. They are also open more hours and more evening hours, keeping kids occupied and learning for a huge amount of time. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Letter to the Editor: OSCCR: Rules set campus standards Jan 17, 2008
Throughout the 20th century and continuing into the 21st century, the in loco parentis doctrine has continued (i. e. the institution as the students' parents). (Northeastern News, MA)
Machines with a mind of their own Jan 11, 2008
If my iPhone is starting to reject me as its in loco parentis, when will other technically advanced "children" try to leave the nest. I can envision our universal remote changing channels when it gets tired of watching a "Law and Order" rerun for the 12th time. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Maternity leave for students? Jan 11, 2008
Let s let schools do their job of teaching, and stop expecting them to act in loco parentis for a generation of unparented, unsupervised and promiscuous teenagers. And hey, I m very fair: I think we should go one step further and fine the baby daddy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
My husband's affair has gone too far Dec 6, 2007
Should I contact this young woman's tutor to express my concern about her behaviour and the fact that a person who is supposed to be in loco parentis has taken advantage of her in this manner. Or should I approach her tutor as the wronged wife and ask her to offer moral guidance to one of her students. (Guardian Unlimited)
Seven minutes in Princeton Nov 30, 2007
"This kind of parietal in loco parentis is an artifact of paternalistic Victorianism," Ely opined, adding "By the way, your epidermis is showing. SIKE!". ()()(). (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Kunin: Why Are We in Afghanistan? Nov 26, 2007
Yet I find it particularly dangerous when the state guardians of children in loco parentis have a vested interest in their charges becoming part of a war machine that lines their pension funds. This is very problematic. (Zmag.org)
Bean and gone Nov 23, 2007
I was a student on a high school French program in an era when the construction of in loco parentis was considerably looser than it is now. I began each day with a cafe au lait at a local patisserie and ended it with a cr;me de menthe frapp; at a bar. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Being barred from Iraq has turned Harry into a drinking machine Nov 3, 2007
" What has been said before, but must be repeated now, is that Harry's father, Prince Charles, has never exerted enough restraint on him. Scroll down for more... Another day, another drink: Harry stumbles in a drunken stupor after a big night out Indeed, for much of the time it appears that Charles is so consumed with his own problems that he is unaware of his younger son's social exploits - his experiments-with drugs at the age of 17, for example, completely passed his father by until they were... (Daily Mail)
Keep Your Condoms Off My Kids Oct 28, 2007
In such instances it may be necessary for the state to intervene in loco parentis ... In such instances it may be necessary for the state to intervene in loco parentis. (Townhall.com)
Should student drug testing be optional? Oct 26, 2007
If a school acts in loco parentis while a student lives in its four walls, then the monitoring of drug use is crucial; however, the cost and total effectiveness surrounding mandatory drug testing suggest reform in the system. By ASHLEY CLEVENGER. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
University sued over records review Oct 25, 2007
This is most likely because schools are increasingly considered "in loco parentis" for their students - a legal term meaning in place of parents - which was less prominent in the past. Page 1 of 1. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Smacking ban ruled out Oct 25, 2007
"A complete ban was hotly debated in Scotland, but the Scottish executive stopped short of an outright ban on smacking in 2003, settling for prohibiting punishment with implements like belts or slippers.In England and Wales adults who smack children so hard it leaves a mark face up to five years in jail under the 2004 Children's Act.At the time, ministers promised to review the law to assess whether it was working.Section 58 of the act removed the defence of reasonable punishment from parents... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Ministers rule out ban on smacking Oct 25, 2007
" Mr Brennan's announcement came after the Government conducted a review of the law, which changed in the 2004 Children's Act. Section 58 of the Act removed the the defence of reasonable punishment from parents and adults acting "in loco parentis" who are charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, wounding or grievous bodily harm, or cruelty to a child. At the time, ministers promised to review the law to assess whether it was working. Officials surveyed parents, children and examined... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Authoritarian campuses Oct 7, 2007
There is another explanation, namely the modern university's in loco parentis notion that it has the right to form, or reform as the case may be, the student's attitudes toward a wide variety of what should be personal moral, political, and philosophical choices. Thus, for example, the typical freshman orientation program at many colleges seeks to inculcate in students the academy's approved attitudes on such hot-button issues as race, gender, sexual orientation, and, at some campuses, even... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Our veto wish list Sep 26, 2007
The persistence of our loco legislators trying to act in loco parentis on this issue has evidently worn down those who correctly argue that at some point such decisions must be made by parents, not the government. The Senate analysis of the bill contains only the objections of the Department of Motor Vehicles, which warned that individuals who transport children are becoming confused by the frequent changes in the law and argued that it made more sense to focus our efforts on improving parental... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
When spanking becomes abuse Sep 22, 2007
He said that schools can act "in loco parentis," meaning when the child is at the school, the school is the parent. Wyrick said several years ago Sandy Garrett, state superintendent of public instruction, put a moratorium on corporal punishment. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Dads regret neglecting kids for work No Child Left Behind: pros vs. cons Sep 22, 2007
The courts have ruled that the schools hold the authority In loco parentis ... When defending in loco parentis , know that not everyone shares your parenting philsophy ... I only bring in loco parentis to the table as it is the authorizing legality that I constantly hear from teachers as to there authority. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Douglas Nuts So Funny Sep 14, 2007
He goes home to live with his smart, self-sufficient teen daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) who acts in loco parentis of her loco parent while he drags her around suburbia muttering about how he's cracked a 17th-century code that will lead him to the buried doubloons - which he is convinced are buried 6 feet under a Costco. The movie doesn't work either as a plausible treasure hunt (wouldn't the Costco have excavated its foundations when it was built. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The Firing Line Sep 10, 2007
"The collegiate extracurricular life is ordered according to in loco parentis theory, which ratifies the Administration as the moral guardian of the young. The accompanying 'let's pretend' theory of student extracurricular affairs validates student government as a training center for those who want to spend their lives in political pretense, and discourages initiative from more articulate, honest and sensitive students. The bounds and style of controversy are delimited before controversy... (The Daily Texan, TX)
Teachers: step up to the plate Sep 5, 2007
Remember that when you hand over your kid to a school, the staff are acting in loco parentis - literally, in the place of the parent - and that actually carries a certain amount of legal weight. If whomever is supposed to be supervising at the time is found to be negligent, and your child is injured, that person could be liable. (Globe and Mail)
Notes on a scandal Aug 21, 2007
But if incidents occur on campus, the school can act "in loco parentis," or in place of parents, Everett says. On the rare occasion a couple is caught, "counseling and connection with parents" is the first step, and then the school decides what disciplinary action to take. (Boston Globe)
more » Jul 1, 2007
In this case, the court ruled that it was better to enforce school anti-drug policies by expanding the school s power of in loco parentis to a legal adult who was attending and public event away from school property. It really doesn t make sense to me. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
(Free) Speech Disorder Jun 29, 2007
That's the whole idea behind the concept of in loco parentis. Teachers and administrators get to act like your parents while you're at school. (Townhall.com)
Custody laws put many in limbo Jun 24, 2007
The judge granted the woman visitation and ordered her to pay child support under a common-law statute known as "in loco parentis," Latin for "in the place of a parent." The judge ruled that because the two women had planned to raise the child together from birth and that the ex-partner was a parental figure, it was in the best interest of the child to have both women in her life. The Utah Supreme Court struck down that ruling, finding that Utah law did not afford the ex-partner that right. (Deseret News)
Fears that Afghan boys at risk of terror grooming Jun 16, 2007
The chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on trafficking, Anthony Steen MP, said: "This discloses an outrageous situation. The government is culpably negligent if it allows dangerously inappropriate carers to act in loco parentis for children. We have been concerned for a very long time that trafficking and terrorism are part of the same networks.". In a separate case, six Afghan minors found in the back of a lorry in Peterborough said they were going to Alum Rock. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Buses run into trouble Jun 5, 2007
Bus drivers do not act in loco parentis, so who exactly is responsible for the behaviour of pupils on public transport. Pat Harris is the director of Busk (Belt Up School Kids), a consultancy that works with local authorities to make transport safer. (Guardian Unlimited)
'In loco suspensis' May 25, 2007
The principle of law that lets teachers and principals discipline misbehaving students is known as in loco parentis ... Since the state legislature seems fond of acting like mommy and daddy, one could surmise that in loco parentis is its favorite legal term. (Stratford Star, CT)
Fine line for men coaching women May 16, 2007
Students may be over the legal age, but these figures still operate in loco parentis in many ways. It is appalling that any professor or coach would ever talk to his students in this kind of manner. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Letters to the editor May 11, 2007
These laws requiring schools to keep confidential virtually anything about a student from virtually everyone except the student or those specifically authorized by the student have diluted the common-law rule of in loco parentis, which held that the school acts in the place of the parent while the student is at school and is, essentially, a partner with the parent for the best interests of a student ("Gun control for psychotics?" Commentary, Saturday). What happened in Blacksburg was an... (Washington Times, DC)
Educators everywhere reassess preparedness May 2, 2007
Those of us who have studied educational administration will recall that one of the first phrases we learn is in loco parentis. Simply stated, this reminds us that students have been placed in our charge and that we as administrators have an obligation to provide the care, protection and concern for our students that parents have for their children. (Olean Times Herald, NY)
A libertine education Apr 29, 2007
This binding code at a public university sat poorly with many of my fellow students because it seemed to place the University "in loco parentis," in the place of the parent. We students were adults not children, and no institution had authority to set itself above us in paternal fashion. (The Observer, IN)
Inexplicable tragedy at Virginia Tech Apr 17, 2007
More important is the matter of in loco parentis -- a doctrine that used to govern academic institutions. In loco parentis means that the academic institution takes the place of the parent during the student's enrollment ... On an academic level, most students favored the demise of in loco parentis, and, except for private institutions, they largely were successful in defeating a lot of the "don't" rules, including curfew laws and restrictons on access to dormitories. (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)
Editorial: Too terrible for words Apr 17, 2007
For those who support universities' in loco parentis functions, the school's apparently unconscionable delay in alerting the student body to the presence of a gunman on campus is at the heart of the tragedy. Then there's the male-violence angle, supported by a shooter's apparent rage at an ex-girlfriend. (Los Angeles Times)
University officials waited two hours to warn campus, students say (63) Apr 17, 2007
And just because they assume in loco parentis doesn't mean they guarantee your safety. How could they. (Salon)
The Gruesome Murder Of Oluwatoyin Olusesan Mar 26, 2007
But her own pupils, over whom she stands in principle in loco parentis turned against her and the school system and wreaked havoc. There was no one prompting them, no mallam or imam in the background giving them any instructions, they acted out of their own volition as products of a peculiar socialization process in Nigeria, within the framework of which anyone who speaks a different tongue or belongs to another faith, is seen as an outsider, as an enemy to be exterminated at the slightest... (Ocnus.net)
Book on young women, casual sex stirs up debate Mar 20, 2007
The hands-off approach by colleges and universities, who have all but chucked the "in loco parentis" role they once had. In "Unhooked," there's the "date auction" sponsored by the student athletic council at George Washington University "in a student center funded by parents' money, with a faculty adviser standing there, watching, saying she wouldn't have let her daughters do it," Ms. Stepp recounted, disbelief in her voice. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It is parents' duty to monitor children's library usage Mar 15, 2007
(The legal term is in loco parentis ... Schools, by the way, are different than libraries in that schools must act in loco parentis, which partly explains why selection policies for public libraries and school libraries are very different. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
A society fueled by debt Mar 12, 2007
Scurlock is nostalgic for an era when bankers served in loco parentis, sternly assessing whether credit applicants deserved a loan. In that golden era, "the notion of handing a customer the 'noose with which to hang himself financially' ... [as one banker put it] was generally acknowledged to be immoral," he writes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks Mar 2, 2007
That was an era of in loco parentis. It was a transition period unlike today when you have these notions of race entrenched. (BusinessWeek)
Parents warned over secret language of net paedophiles Feb 7, 2007
It was collated by the anti-grooming software company In Loco Parentis, based on common acronyms used in chatrooms and instant messaging services. Paul Duckett, the company's spokesman, said: "The words are dangerous because if you don't understand what your child is saying or who they are talking to, you don't know what they are going to do. You could see the initials LMIRL [let's meet in real life] and not understand your child might be planning to meet someone.". (Scotsman)
An optimal time budget for the compleat Princetonian Feb 5, 2007
For a definition of "meaningful sleep," students should consult either their parents or, in loco parentis, the website of the Dean of Student Affaires (not to be confused with the Dean of Student Affairs). In theory, Princeton students should optimally devote 21 hours per week to eating three proper meals per day. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Fast Facts: State-by-State Spanking Laws Jan 24, 2007
Parent or person in loco parentis reasonably disciplining of a minor has a justification for a criminal prosecution based on that conduct ... Parent/stepparent/person standing in loco parentis to child is justified to use non-deadly force against a child under 18 when and to degree the actor reasonably believes necessary to discipline, or safeguard or promote child's welfare ... Force is justified if used for reasonable discipline of a minor by parent/guardian/teacher /person standing in loco... (WFOR.com, FL)
When the nurse is out: Nurses and parents worry about safety when others step in Jan 21, 2007
"Nationwide, 12 percent of students have asthma, 5 percent have food allergies and 3 percent have attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to Garcia. Thirteen percent of students take some type of prescribed medicine during the day.Garcia said the number should be closer to one nurse for every 250 students.Some schools in Natrona County, such as both the big high schools, Dean Morgan Junior High School and Centennial Junior High School, have full-time... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Profs as national security agents? Jan 17, 2007
And your legal duty in loco parentis as a teacher is to act in the best interests of the students, to report child abuse or child endangerment and that does not make you an arm of the law either. See the Wikipedia article. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
