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Teachers and the Law: Diverse Roles and New Challenges, 3rd Edition
NOTE: Please visit Teachers and the Law: Diverse Roles and New Challenges, 4th Edition for the latest edition.
Teachers and the Law: Diverse Roles and New Challenges, 3rd Edition, is also available as an ebook. To inquire about pricing for your firm or organization, please contact Debbie Hogan or call 1-888-837-0815 ext. 239.
— Eric M. Roher, Borden Ladner Gervais
This successful and widely used publication has been thoroughly updated in this third edition, reflecting recent court cases such as Moore v. British Columbia (Education) and A.B. v. Bragg Communications Inc., two landmark Supreme Court of Canada decisions released in 2012, which significantly impact the areas of special education and cyberbullying, respectively.
The authors, legal experts in education, human rights, and media law, bring together a vast array of practical material gathered through their legal practices, involvement with educational task forces and human rights tribunals, and their interaction with teachers and administrators.
From the growing presence and influence of technology to such issues as bullying, privacy, copyright, equality rights, and liability, this book is designed to address the laws that affect Canada's classrooms.
- NEW: Includes a brand new chapter, "The Role of Technology in the Classroom and Beyond," and a chapter with a new focus on "Teachers as Guardians of Equality."
- NEW: Provides updated information on school violence, bullying, and cyberbullying.
- NEW: Presents enhanced and thoroughly updated coverage of such timely issues as copyright, social media, and First Nations.
- NEW: Covers important recent court cases, such as the Moore decision, and their impact.
- NEW: Includes a new, free instructor's resource package (test bank, PowerPoint presentations, and in-class role-playing exercises).
- NEW: Includes a table of court cases mentioned in the text.
- Explains negligence and liability issues for teachers.
- Examines the implications for teachers of the Criminal Code's sexual abuse provisions.
- Explains the impact that constitutional law has on the expanding role of the teaching profession, highlighting the importance of section 93 of the Constitution Act, 1867 and its legislative authority over education for the provinces.
- Tackles the challenging issue of special-needs education and equality.
- Provides guidelines for making and enforcing school rules.
- Discusses the Youth Criminal Justice Act and, using case-law examples, examines the roles that teachers play, including that as agent of the police.
- Examines the labour and employment rights and duties of teachers.
Brief Table of Contents
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Table of Cases
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Teachers as Parents
- Chapter 3: Teachers as Educational State Agents
- Chapter 4: Teachers as Guardians of Equality
- Chapter 5: Teachers as Agents of the Police
- Chapter 6: Teachers as Social Welfare Agents
- Chapter 7: Teachers as Employees
- Chapter 8: Teachers and Technology
- Epilogue: Concluding Thoughts on New Challenges Facing the Modern Teacher
- Index
Detailed Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Legal Framework
- Constitutional Basis of Law
- Specific Sources of School Law
- Related Sources of Education Law
- Legal Procedures and Related Matters
- Legal Role and Status of Teachers
- Modern-Day Roles of Teachers
- Notes
Chapter 2: Teachers as Parents
- Liability for Accidents at School
- Negligence Principles
- Vicarious Liability
- Application of Negligence Principles in the School
- Liability for Corporal Punishment in Schools
- Sexual Interference and Invitation to Sexual Touching: The Teacher's Liability
- Duty to Prevent Sexual Abuse
- Religion
- Educational Malpractice
- Summary
- Notes
Chapter 3: Teachers as Educational State Agents
- State Agent Defined
- Application of Section 32 of the Charter
- The Nature of Charter Rights and Litigation
- Application of the Charter to Plaintiff and Defendant
- Breach of Rights
- Section 1 of the Charter
- Remedies
- Teachers' Role
- Students' Rights Under the Charter
- Fundamental Freedoms: Section 2 of the Charter
- Enforcing School Rules in the Wake of the Charter
- Rule Making
- Enforcing Rules
- Penalizing for Breach of Rules
- Summary
- Notes
Chapter 4: Teachers as Guardians of Equality
- Introduction
- Human Rights Tribunals as an Alternate Route to Equality: The Landmark Moore Case
- Disability, Special Education, and Inclusion
- Access to Schools
- Appropriate and Meaningful Education
- Related Services
- Balancing Limited Resources: The Limits of Reasonable Accommodation
- Other Equality Issues
- Sex
- Age
- Race and Multiculturalism
- Religion as Proxy for Culture: New Challenges of Diversity and Multiculturalism
- Sexual Orientation
- Bullying, School Violence, and Vulnerable Students
- Concluding Thoughts on Schools as Guardians of Equality
- Notes
Chapter 5: Teachers as Agents of the Police
- The Juvenile Delinquents Act
- The Young Offenders Act
- The Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Declaration of Principle
- Age Limitation
- Extrajudicial Measures
- Detention Before Sentencing
- Detention
- Right to Counsel
- Sentencing
- Custodial Dispositions
- Interference with Dispositions
- A School's Investigative Role
- Arrest and Detention
- Search and Seizure
- Personal Searches
- Searches of Lockers and Other Places
- Dragnet Searches
- Informational Searches
- Questioning Students and the Admissibility of Statements
- Persons in Authority
- Informing Youths of Their Rights
- Consultation with an Appropriate Adult
- Summary: Questioning Students
- Citizen's Arrest
- Student Records and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Competing Interests: Attempts at Resolution
- Summary
- Notes
Chapter 6: Teachers as Social Welfare Agents
- Teachers as YCJA Rehabilitation Counsellors
- Identification of Young Offenders
- Teachers as Social Workers
- Reporting Child Abuse
- School Attendance
- Teachers as Child Advocates
- Teachers as Family Mediators
- Physical Access to the Child at School
- Decisions About a Child's Education
- Access to Information About the Child's Education
- Teachers as Paramedics
- Summary
- Notes
Chapter 7: Teachers as Employees
- Labour Law
- Stress: The Inclusive Classroom and Other Challenges
- Stress Generally
- Occupational Safety
- Risk Management
- Parental Harassment
- Defamation as a Response to Harassment
- Legal Rights of Teachers
- Freedom of Religion
- Religious Holidays for Teachers
- Freedom of Expression
- Personal Views and Lifestyle
- Privacy in the Internet Age
- Freedom of Association
- Equality Rights
- Age
- Physical Disability
- Sex
- Sexual Orientation
- Dismissal for Denominational Cause
- Procedural Rights
- Procedural Safeguards in a Disciplinary Context
- Procedural Rights Under the Charter
- Duty of Fair Representation
- Sexual Misconduct in Schools
- Summary
- Notes
Chapter 8: The Role of Technology in the Classroom and Beyond
- Introduction
- Information Technology: Social Media and Electronic Communication
- Use by Teachers
- Use by Students
- Copyright
- What Is Copyright?
- Who Owns Copyright?
- How Is Copyright Infringed?
- Are There Exceptions to Infringement?
- What's New in the Copyright Act?
- Intellectual Property in Materials Prepared by Teachers
- Summary
- Notes
Epilogue: Concluding Thoughts on New Challenges Facing the Modern Teacher
Table of Cases
Teachers and the Law: Diverse Roles and New Challenges, 3rd Edition
Format: Print
Cover: Softcover
Colour: One Colour
Status: Available


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Interior house painting comes with its own set of dos and don'ts. With some thought and planning, it can be a simple, easy, quick task that pays off in a beautiful home you can enjoy for years. There probably isn't a single step in an interior house painting project that's more important than prep work. At Austin House Painting Pros, we'll take all the steps necessary to make sure your interior painting jobs are done right. Here's what we'll do to start getting a room ready to paint (regardless of what condition the room is in):
Preparation is Key!
- Remove as much of the furniture as we possibly can. Any larger items that can't be removed easily will be moved to the center of the room.
- Put down drop cloths. No matter how careful you try to be, interior painting can be messy. Paint has its ways of finding those uncovered surfaces. Better safe than sorry – we'll put down plastic drop cloths on all floor surfaces and furniture.
- Remove all pictures, clocks, posters and other wall décor. Any holes or dings in the drywall will be filled with spackle before we start.
- Clean the surfaces. Mild soap and a sponge works for most areas; more heavily soiled or greasy surfaces will call for a mix of trisodium phosphate to remove dirt, grease or residues.
- Remove switchplates and outlet covers, and cover or mask around all light fixtures.
- Mask around any trim, windows, doors, fixtures and other such things that can't be removed. We use blue painter's masking tape for a clean edge and a minimum of residue left behind after removing the tape.
- Caulk to fill in any gaps around windowsills, moldings or thresholds before painting the interior of your house.
- Use the proper primer for the paint you select for the room.
Sometimes, for really difficult stains like nicotine, smoke damage, permanent marker or lipstick, two coats of primer might be necessary to thoroughly cover the damage. Two coats of paint is always a given for any interior painting job.
The choice of paint for each room will be yours. We'll help you with selecting colors and finishes, but the final call will be yours. Remember that paint products are a matter of getting what you pay for…premium paints will usually cost more money, but will be worth it. Also – a room that's already painted and in good shape is one of the easiest jobs for a painter. A room that shows some damage or wear and tear (or has peeling paint) is going to be a more involved matter. Get your free house painting estimate now.

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Let's start with an obvious statement: React application deployed to a subfolder will not work out of the box:
The reason for that is the path: React still tries to load its resources and assets from the root folder without accounting for a subdirectory.
In fact, here we're dealing with two types of issues:
- Resources/assets loading. Javascript, CSS, and assets such as images, fonts, etc. are broken.
- Router navigation. The default router configuration doesn't intend to work within the subdirectory.
Sidetone: in the article, I'm using word assets for all static files as images, fonts, icons, etc.
An overview of the existing (second-class) solution
Some guides suggest prepending every route and resource with
// modified router link
<Link to={`${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/page-path`}>…</Link>
// modified link to the external resource
<img src={`${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/img/logo.png`}/>
The downside
This solution doesn't provide a way of dealing with images in CSS/SCSS/LESS:
.my-style {
// incorrect syntax and will not work
background-image: url(`${process.env.PUBLIC_URL}/assets/my-background-image.png`);
Secondly, you might agree that the code becomes ugly and less flexible due to the fact of environment variable everywhere.
Why not use the most elegant approach specifically designed to deal with such issues? I mean Document Base URL Element.
An overview of the more elegant solution with Base URL Element
- Works for all resources - Javascript, CSS/SCSS/LESS
- Works for all assets - images, fonts, icons (including images and icons used in CSS for background images).
- Works for ajax requests
- Doesn't require prepending
process.env.PUBLIC_URLbefore each URL, asset or request (although still requires converting all absolute paths to relative ones). As a result, you get much cleaner codebase without polluting it by inserting environment variable in each line.
- Works for local dev server (the app will be served from the root) and production/staging (where the app will be served from the subfolder).
An instruction for the solution with Base URL Element
Prerequisites: This guide assumes that you build your app using
create-react-app, use react router 4+ and don't want to
eject (or mess with any webpack configuration).
Convert all absolute links to relative ones. Base tag works only for relative URLs. The bare minimum plain HTML example:
 ... <base href="/subdir/"> <title>React App</title>    ...
In other words, it's required to replace all paths that start with
./. Conversion should be applied to all resources and assets.
As was mentioned, this approach can be used for ajax calls if needed. If, for any reason, you don't want to load your asset or prepend path with subdir to the URL of ajax call, leave it absolute.
Please note: make sure all assets reside within the
srcfolder, for example:
demo-app |--node_modules |--public |--src |--assets logo.svg ... App.css App.js index.js registerServiceWorker.js ...
If your images are outside of the
srcfolder relative paths will not work correctly due to special restriction in
ModuleScopePluginimplemented by
create-react-appdevelopers (the more info here).
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This setting will be used later as a
%PUBLIC_URL%environment variable in a base href as well as in the router. This value is applied only for the production build (which is actually what we need) and doesn't affect our local development server.
<base href="%PUBLIC_URL%/">in your
index.html. This tag should be placed in the
...before any other element that uses URLs. The best place to put it right above the
<title>...</title>in the
%PUBLIC_URL%will be always empty for local development server
base hrefwill be resulted in
/. In a case of production build, it will be changed to
/subdir/(as described in the previous step).
This solves the problem with asset loading.
Adjust the router. Since every react-router uses history package, we need to import it and make some adjustments. First of all, install history package if you don't have it:
npm install --save history
In your application, add the following lines of code:
import { createBrowserHistory } from 'history'; ... export const history = createBrowserHistory({ basename: process.env.PUBLIC_URL }); ...
This will prepend necessary path and make router work in each environment: local as well as production.
This solution offers a way to deploy your site to a subfolder at any level by using native HTML capabilities without adding environment config everywhere. It definitely worked for me and if did or didn't for you, leave your comment below. Happy coding!


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- NeutronElectricalAsked on March 13, 2018 at 09:38 AM
I have created three different forms and I want them to be available to the staff of my company. I am confused about how to go about it. I can only see submissions in the mobile app. Is there a way to have the links of the forms in the app so that the staff can login and fill them up.
This is a re-post of a comment on How to View Your Forms and Submission Data in JotForm Mobile Forms App
- JanAnswered on March 13, 2018 at 11:40 AM
In the JotForm App, you need to swipe the form into the right in order to see the "View Form" option. Here's a screenshot of the app in iPhone:
Once you clicked the "View Form" button, the default mobile web browser will appear and your form will be opened.
This means that your form can be opened via the web browser. You just need to share the link with your staff or users.
You can get the direct link to the JotForm website using the internet browser. Here's a guide: https://www.jotform.com/help/401-Where-to-Find-My-Form-URL.
Hope that helps. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you.


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The method you choose is a personal preference, but any of the techniques result in a fantastic dinner. The most popular method by far for cooking lobster is to either boil or steam to perfection. You will find that an incredible gourmet lobster dinner is easy to prepare.
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Download our PDF file containing some great cooking ideas or feel free to check out Coastal Living for some great ideas on cooking delicious Lobster!
We're listing a few recipes here, but if you've got a lobstah recipe you just gottah share go ahead and post it in a comment below!
In Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor Maine, is Jordan Pond. A century ago the teahouse at Jordan Pond was a gathering place where the aristocracy had tea and popovers with strawberry jam each day at 4 o'clock.
Servings: 2 large popovers
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Merkur is a very well known name in the world of casino software providers. If you have not heard of it earlier, you must have heard of its parent company, the ever famous German-based group, Gauselmann Group. While their games might not be top-notch regarding resolution, they are indeed entertaining and highly diverse. Not only this but their casino games are available for every interested player, whether you are new to gaming or have been doing it for a long time.
The Online Casinos with Merkur Games
One undoubtedly enjoys a good time playing games. But if there is money involved, things get more interesting. With the advent of online casinos, making real money while sitting at home has become attractive. However, given the risky business it is, a lot of people hesitate to give online casinos a try. What they do not know is that gambling online is a very remunerative hobby if done through trusted casinos licensed by the correct authorities. One such provider is Merkur. There are a number of online casinos that use classic games produced by this developer. But what makes their casinos more appealing is the fact that they are open for international gamers as well. Each casino has to offer the perk(s) of its own site to those coming to play, but they still receive the same quality and thrilling games.
All the online casinos that use the Merkur slots offer to play for real money. Amongst a number of such casinos are Leo Vegas, Energy Casino, Slots Magic, Drueck Glueck, and Slots Million. Talking about the promotions casinos offer, you can enjoy a welcome bonus, loyalty points and much more depending on the casino policy. For example, Skate7 casino offers a welcome bonus through which you can actually get your deposit increased to EUR 400! Likewise, the Sunmaster casino offers an EUR 15 bonus when you first make your deposit. Each of the casinos offers a range of games for you to play and make money from.
More about the Merkur games
Merkur games are most known to those who have been involved with land-based AWD style gaming cabinets since the company has mostly been working on them. They have more common beliefs, aiming to stay low key and traditional. Nevertheless, they have produced and are producing a range of entertaining and versatile online games. With up to 150 games available to play as of this moment, it will take you a while to try them all out. Moreover, the recent interest of these software developers has been the multi-game systems.
You are likely to find Classic Poker and Blackjack amongst their casino games series, where you can bet money and win! Then, you have some classic 3-reel slots to an epic 5-reel video adventure. The exciting part does not end here; they have extra features as well so that you are more enthusiastic when making a spin! If you are looking for a straight-up vintage winning spin, you need to check out Fruitopia, Cash Fruits Plus and Dazzling for sure. But if you are looking for something more mysterious and curiosity-arousing spin, you might want to take a look at Gods of Midgard, Knight's Life, Odin HD and World of Wizard.
Merkur In A Nutshell
To sum it up, Merkur may not have high-resolution games for you to enjoy, it surely has the edge when it comes to versatility in the themes of the games available. Moreover, the fact that the software giant is actually working towards better imagery proves how passionate they are to keep your passion for gambling and gaming pumped. The environment of the online casinos offering their games sure makes you stay longer and enjoy your time a bit more as well. Then, the games offered are definitely addictive! Therefore, for anyone who loves to gamble, their games are the next best thing out there!


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Australia is a massive country with everything about this country being huge – starting from its beer glasses to its dangerous reptiles! Really, the country has an exceptional wildlife that's easily one of the most fascinating on the planet. Most of the country's wildlife is found nowhere else. Australia's 87% mammal species, 93% reptiles, and 45% bird species are found only in this country. No wonder, this is such a popular travel destination among wildlife lovers and animal enthusiasts. For those hoping to spot unique species of birds, reptiles, and animals in the country, here is a list of the most popular protected areas, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in Australia.
Kakadu National park
Established in 1979, Kakadu National park is a unique archaeological and ethnological park in the country. Located in the Northern Territory, this place is famed for its aboriginal rock paintings, carvings, stone tools, and interesting flora and fauna.
Around 1700 different types of plants and a wide variety of birds and animals including dingoes, antilopine kangaroos, black wallaroos, agile wallabys, northern quolls, brush-tailed phascogales, brown bandicoots, frilled neck lizard, freshwater crocodile and saltwater crocodile can be spotted here.
Royal National Park
Famed for its vast landscape, mangroves and cliffs, Royal National Park is one of the oldest national parks in Australia. Established in 1879 by Sir John Robertson, it is home to a wide range of plants, birds and animals including honeybees, wallaroos, Tachyglossus aculeatus, Phascolarctos cinereus, canis lupus dingo and the spotted quoll. Apart from spotting these species, you can enjoy numerous other interesting activities here, like bushwalking, surfing, whale watching, fishing, cycling, trekking, hiking and camping. Jibbon Point, Eaglehead Rock, Garie Beach, Figure 8 Pool, Werrong Beach and Lady Carrington Drive are the tourist top attractions here.
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Located in the Northern Territory, Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is one popular attraction in the country. Established in 1958 in order to preserve the country's aboriginal culture, it is home to the famous landmarks – Uluru and Kata Tjuta – as well as interesting flora and fauna. Mallee fowl, brushtail possum, rufous hare wallaby, bilby, burrowing bettong, black-footed rock wallaby, red kangaroo, Australian bustard and black-faced woodswallow are among the birds and animals spotted in the park.
Nitmiluk National Park
Featuring over 13 sandstone gorges, numerous cliffs and giant rocks, Nitmiluk National Park is another famous national park of Australia. Situated in the southeast end of Darwin, this park, established in 1977, is home to freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, ospreys, red-tailed black cockatoos, great bowerbirds, white-gaped honeyeaters and red-winged parrots. Several aboriginal rock paintings can be found across the park. The 58 km Jatbula Trail, starting from the visitor centre and ending at Edith Falls, is a major highlight of the park.
Springbrook National Park
Established in 1990 to protect endangered animal species, Springboard National Park is a must-visit in Australia. Located close to the city of Queensland, it is home to several species of native birds and animals including yellow tailed black cockatoo, rufous fantail, satin bowerbird, whipbird Albert's lyrebird, red-necked pademelons and koalas. The ancient Tweed Volcano and Mount Cougal are famous attractions here.
Lamington National Park
Lamington National Park is another top pick among wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers who fly to Australia from all parts of the world. Located on the famous Lamington plateau, this park is famed for its stunning landscape, varying forests and mountain ranges and is home to an interesting population of mammals, invertebrates, reptiles and birds. Red carabeen, soft corkwood, Coxen's fig parrot, Albert's lyrebird and Richmond birdwing butterfly are a few of the species that can be spotted at the park. Rare species such as rainforest cool-skink, elf skink, Fleay's barred frog, giant barred frog and the cascade treefrog can also be spotted.
Daintree National Park
Covered with vast tropical rainforests and featuring an incredible biodiversity, Daintree National Park is one of the well-known protected areas in the country.
Situated in northwest Brisbane, this 1988 park features a diverse range of birds and animals including a few endangered ones. Wompoo fruit-dove, Boyd's forest dragon, eastern water dragon, chameleon gecko, northern leaf-tailed gecko, amethystine python, keelback, northern tree snakes, Australian lacelid, white-lipped treefrog and mist frog are the among the animals and reptiles found here.
Purnululu National Park
Purnululu National Park is yet another famous national park in Australia. Located in East Kimberley region, it is home to some of the stunning canyons, steep slopes, rock caves and rich traces of the aboriginal people who lived in the region for over 40000 years. Ancient rock paintings, carvings, homes and burial sites that are excavated here can be explored. Usually not many animals and birds can be found here but seasonally a few of the native ones can be spotted at the park. Guided tours and special excursions are available for those willing to explore the rich cultural history of the park, its surrounding landscapes and other attractions.


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Title: Dear John
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Hatchette
Published: 2006
Pages: 276
Genre: Romance
What can I say...I just love Nicholas Sparks. He has a way of creating a story that takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions!! Always an author that moves me to tears...Dear John lived up to that reputation.
Told from the man's perspective...a love story that shows us what unconditional love is...tugs at the heartstrings...is touching and at times riveting. This one definitely goes on my keeper shelf.
John Tyree meets the girl of his dreams, and the attraction is mutual. But neither can foresee that 9/11 will change all that forcing John to choose between love and country. But Dear John is so much more than just a military love story...it deals with unconditional love...not only between two people, but family members too.
You can read my full review here.
Rating: 5/5
Pages: 276
Completed: 12/19/09
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
Title: Dear John
Posted by Kara at 2:55 PM
Labels: "S" Authors
3 Comments:
- Anonymous said...
Hey Kara. Nicholas Sparks is great. If you like him (and obviously you do :) you'll probably want to check out a debut novelist whose Crossing Oceans is coming out this May with Tyndale House. It's sort of in the same genre and really fantastic.
- December 19, 2009 at 8:11 PM
- Ane said...
Sorry, that wasn't meant to be anonymous. Forgot to sign my name.
- December 19, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- samantha.1020 said...
Kara, I love Nicholas Sparks too. I just don't read his books often enough. One of my all-time favorite books is The Notebook. Love, love, love both the movie and the book :)
- December 20, 2009 at 9:13 AM


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The leading indicators came in a bit higher than expected today. Most of that was the uptick in consumer sentiment that is weighted by 20% for the index.
We saw inventories this week and there has been a noticeable tick higher in the inventory/sales ratio. This is something to watch as it will cause a slowdown in manufacturing if it persists. In fact, the recent Philly Fed report does show that there is continuing weakness in manufacturing.


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In February of this year, The Polytechnic published an Editorial/Opinion in which I wrote to introduce myself to the Rensselaer community and to provide insight into the philosophical approach I take as a student affairs administrator. In that piece, I described my devotion to student success and personal growth, campus safety and security, working toward a truly inclusive community, and improving the well-being of our students. I also included in my writings an appreciation for Rensselaer. I remain committed to supporting our students, our student organizations, the Institution, and our alumni, as does President Shirley Ann Jackson and the entire administration.
Let it be clear, Rensselaer values the student voice and free expression. Rensselaer equally values a safe and secure campus. Recently, an unauthorized demonstration was held during which attendees were observed breaching the barriers in place for another event in that area, creating safety and security risks. The Dean of Students Office has an obligation to address observed violations of Rensselaer policies. In alignment with a key philosophy of the Rensselaer judicial system, "to settle issues as informally as possible," staff will meet with the students identified as involved and counsel them on the importance of complying with Institute policy, and the risks that violating policies creates for the individual and/or the community. This process often results in no judicial consequence or determination. Most importantly, these are educational moments.
I went on in that February article to write specifically about the Rensselaer Union: "There is no doubt, we have a shared responsibility for the Rensselaer Union and I believe strongly that we need students to continue to lead as we look to the future of the student experience and to achieve all that this community has identified as goals. The relationship with the Office of the Dean of Students is a partnership. I see our role in this relationship foremost as support; as advisors to guide and counsel, not to direct; and, to provide consistency in the transition from one Union administration to the next, as President of the Union Chip Kirchner '17 described in last week's Derby column."
My position on the Union has not changed. The Rensselaer Union continues to be student led and student run. Our goal is to maintain that arrangement. Students have been, and will continue to be, included in hiring and evaluating the staff assigned to support the Union.
It is truly unfortunate that there are those who have taken advantage of the community by maliciously promoting inflammatory, at times threatening, and often insulting misinformation about the University administration. This community deserves to know the full story. The administration is here for students and is helping students succeed and supporting them every day. While the rhetoric being pushed may grab slight attention from media, it doesn't make it true. Furthermore, it is irresponsible to suggest to students that they cannot trust the staff who are solely here to support them. It is upon all of us to come back to the table and identify the ways we will work together through collegial discussions.
We are committed to continuing our work with the Student Senate and Union Executive Board to identify what it means to be a student-run union. By the time this is published, I will have already communicated with a number of student leaders, inviting them to continue, or to begin, to engage in discussions with the goal of identifying how we move forward together. I sincerely hope they will accept; I am optimistic.


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U.S. Army Considers Super-Weapon to Counter Russia
The U.S. has begun considering adding a new kinetic energy weapon to its arsenal in hopes of countering advances in Russian nuclear technology that could potentially threaten U.S. tactical military dominance.
Called the Kinetic Energy Projectile, the weapon is a tungsten-based warhead launched at more than three times the speed of sound that bursts into numerous flaming, metal fragments easily capable of piercing most conventional types of armor, according to Aviation Week. The Army is looking into fitting the new super-weapon onto existing launch platforms that are capable of supplying sufficient charge to shoot the projectile at such speeds. One reason for the weapon would be to respond to Russia's pursuit of miniaturized nuclear warheads fired by tanks.
Major General William Hix, the Army's director of strategy, has likened the Kinetic Energy Projectile, designed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, to "a big shotgun shell" that could travel "Mach 3 to Mach 6" and tear through its targets.
"The way that they have designed it, is quite devastating. I would not want to be around it. Not much can survive it," Hix said last month at the Booz Allen Hamilton Direct Energy Summit, according to Defense One. "If you are in a main battle tank, if you're a crew member, you might survive but the vehicle will be non-mission capable, and everything below that...level of protection will be dead. That's what I am talking about."
The weapon was first tested in 2013 at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and remains in the conceptual phase, meaning the U.S. military likely has not yet taken ownership of the project, a U.S. Army spokesperson told Newsweek. The futuristic weapon was tested using the so-called Livermore method, which combines "advanced computer simulations with focused experiments."
"Kinetic energy projectiles are warhead systems that take advantage of high terminal speeds to deliver much more energy onto a target than the chemical explosives they carry would deliver alone," said Randy Simpson, a weapons programs manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, according to a statement emailed to Newsweek by the laboratory.
Heightened international tensions between the U.S. and Russia could act as a motivation for the Army to develop the weapon. Last week, President Donald Trump launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at the Syrian military's Shayrat Air Base days after accusing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of conducting a chemical attack on civilians near the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib. Russia has supported the Syrian leader throughout his nation's six-year civil war, and has blamed Syrian rebels for staging the chemical attack to attract U.S. support in the conflict.
Moscow also said it would step up its defenses for the Syrian military and respond to any further aggressions by the U.S. Russia has not threatened the U.S. with an all-out nuclear war, but with an estimated 7,300 nuclear weapons in its stockpile, Moscow has embraced having the most nuclear warheads of any nation in the world. Developments in Russian military technology could soon bring these weapons of mass destruction to the battlefield.
Russia has already designed the T-14 Armata, described by a British intelligence report as "the most revolutionary step change in tank design in the last half-century," according to The Telegraph. Philip Karber, who heads the Potomac Institute and helped pen the National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency's 2015 report titled Russia's 'New Generation Warfare', said the next Armata innovation may be to make it nuclear.
"They've announced that the follow-on tank to the Armata will have a 152-millimeter gun missile launcher," Karber said, according to Defense One. "They're talking about it having a nuclear capability. And you go, 'You're talking about building a nuclear tank, a tank that fires a nuke?' Well, that's the implication,"
While the Kinetic Energy Projectile may not produce the same tactical fallout as a tank-based nuclear warhead, it could perhaps help to prevent future conflicts from erupting between world powers.
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I JUST finished reading the Ribadu report, both the one leaked to the press and the version submitted to the President, and in my view, the report is virtually inconclusive. And for now, I agree with the Presidency that the committee's terms of reference was not duly followed.
The basic task of the committee is to examine all, total aspect of the Nigerian oil industry, from production to sales, including the actual, exact amount of oil pumped from Nigerian soil each day, and how much royalties, fees and prices are being paid into Federal accounts.
Surprisingly, the committee was given a free hand to hire experts, professionals and even simple fact-checkers to do their job, yet they carried on without verifying almost all their sources or even attempted any collaboration. The committee went on, on paragraph 4 of the report, and agreed that their method of investigation and lack their own collaboration due to time, was flawed. Why? The committee did not explain in the report.
If the committee had asked for an extension of time, it would have been granted, perhaps. Instead it leaked an uncompleted work to the press and still left the verifications of figures with the Federal Government to ascertain. I say Haba!
Also glaring is that the leaked report is significantly different from the final report submitted to the Presidency. In my view, Ribadu and his committee did a poor job. They had a chance to do the people's job, here they failed.
And to compound the messy job, Ribadu accused certain un-named oil barons of trying to influence him and his committee. Now, since he is off the chain, he owes it a duty to tell the Nigerian people who are these oil barons? And he should name names. It is a duty that he does so; crying for Nigeria is not enough.
In fact, it has been revealed that the committee was supposed to be generating a monthly report akin to being a standing committee, but that was not even touched before producing the final report. Equally so, the documents were not signed by members of the committee.
So much is just wrong with this report; it's so messy. Was the chairman of the committee being deceptive? Ribadu actually acknowledged in an interview that both the leaked report and the final piece presented to the Presidency was one and the same document, but those who read both documents know someone is being mischievious.
Ribadu remains the crime fighter, police lawyer and patriotic Nigerian. So what went so horribly wrong? He admitted thus: "Due to the time frame of the assignment,some of the data used could not be independently verified and the Task Force recommends that the government should conduct such necessary verifications and reconciliations." The drama has begun.
Just as he stepped out to hand over the Report, His Deputy, Mr.Steve Oronsaye,a former Head of Service of the Federation, raised objections. "I want to say to you, Mr President, that the process that has been followed is flawed…the last time this Committee met was in July when the draft Report was to be considered and I raised pertinent issues."
Ribadu put up a strong defence.
According to him: "During the work of the Committee, Oronsaye got himself appointed to the Board of the NNPC. The other gentleman who spoke, Otti, became Director of Finance of the NNPC and they decided to more or less bully everybody to take over." It was real drama and shameful.
Now the issue is, was Ribadu out to report the NNPC or to make recommendations based on the findings of his committee? Did his grouse against fellow members affect his sense of judgement since neither Oronsaye nor Otti saw the report before it was presented? And why did Ribadu have to sign for the duo?
Petroleum minister Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke gave the committee a free hand. She said: "I never for once called in members to seek to influence them one way or the other, and I gave them full access to the parastatals, to deal with all elements of their terms of reference to the extent that some members have even said that I was too aloof from their work."
And since Ribadu admitted that his report was inconclusive, the Minister acted well by appointing a committee to look into it. That was when the draft was leaked to international news agency, Reuters. Why this was done is unclear, but it created the impression that government was sitting on the findings.
The Presidency through its spokesman on Public Affairs, Dr.Doyin Okupe, has already faulted this report. He observed that in one of the Committees' terms of reference, they were supposed to "work with consultants and experts to determine and verify all petroleum upstream and downstream revenues [taxes, royalties, etc] due and payable to the Federal Government of Nigeria".
Okupe explained that Ribadu failed in this. "This makes it impossible under our laws to indict or punish anyone except, and until, the Federal Government fully verifies and reconciles the facts as recommended by the committee in its submission to the government."
There you have it, one more opportunity to reform the oil sector bungled. Instead of a thorough work, we got controversy. What an oily slip.
Mr. EHIS OZEMOYA a geologist , wrote from Benin, Edo State.