Educational Malpractice: Educate or Litigate
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educational malpractice, professional liability, educator accountability, tort law, educational negligenceRésumé
Aucun procès n'a encore été intenté au Canada contre un éducateur pour raison d'incompétence. Ceux qui ont poursuivi aux États-Unis des éducateurs ou des institutions d'enseignement ont tous été déboutés. Il serait toutefois prématuré d'en conclure qu'on n'intentera jamais de poursuite semblable au Canada ou que les tribunaux canadiens en disposeraient de la même façon en statuant que les éducateurs ne sont responsables envers les étudiants ni de la qualité et de la validité de leur enseignement, ni des effets néfastes qui peuvent en résulter. Dans cet article, l'auteur soutient qu'il faut sanctionner l'obligation des éducateurs de fournir des services de qualité. Il fait d'abord valoir qu'une reconnaissance de la responsabilité des éducateurs pour leur enseignement aurait des effets bénéfiques sur la qualité de l'enseignement de même que sur ceux qui le dispensent et ceux qui le reçoivent. Il démontre ensuite que les motifs auxquels les tribunaux américains ont eu recours pour exonérer les éducateurs ne sont invoqués à l'égard d'aucun autre groupe de professionnels et ne sont pas convaincants.
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