Module 1020

Privacy in Schools: Dogs, Lockers, Bodies and Backpacks

Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada focus on section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure. One case takes place at a high school, the other at a [more]
Grade Level: 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: University of Calgary Faculty of Law
Published Date: 2009
Youth Court Alberta

This site provides general information for youth following an arrest. It gives answers to frequently asked questions and offers specific details regarding youth sentencing, records and pardons. It also gives the Youth Criminal Justice Act website if you require [more]
Grade Level: 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: Alberta Courts
Published Date: 2009
Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada has created an education kit for those who do not live in or near Ottawa. It contains factual information, a mock trial with suggestions for implementation and activity sheets such as crossword puzzles and word [more]
Grade Level: 10-12
Publisher: Supreme Court of Canada
Published Date: 2009
Youth Justice PLEIS New Brunswick

The focus of this site is the Youth Justice system. There are 4 interactive games that work as a culmination to lessons you’ve taught on the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Another part of the website includes the video, Chasing Away Rain Clouds, where male and [more]
Grade Level: 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: youth justice PLEIS New Brunswick
Published Date: 2006
Try Judging

This interactive site offers students the opportunity to view and listen to 5 scenarios where the law has been broken. Students are required to make decisions based upon judicial principles, research, and the evidence; a "meter of justice" will [more]
Grade Level: 10-12
Publisher: Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association
Published Date: 2004
Do driver's licence photos infringe on religious freedom?

There is a law in Alberta which states that all people who have a driver's licence must have their photo on it. Members of the Hutterite community appealed this law and took it to the Supreme Court of Canada because they believed that the law infringed on their [more]
Grade Level: 4-6, 7-9, 10-12
Publisher: Educaloi.qc.ca
Published Date: 2009

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