The concept of "In Loco Parentis" is not as powerful as one might think.
Would you have a school give consent to amputating your son's index finger,
for example?
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Age for consent (was Fingerprinting
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Tim Trent on 08 September 2004 at 11:41 said:-
> * A parent may consent for a child unless the child is able to give or
> withhold consent themselves (interesting point for
> discussion: "MUM, I know
> what I'm doing!!")
>
Do not schools have some parental responsibilities whilst the children are
on school premises.
Would the school staff therefore be able to give the requisite consent if
the responsibility did not belong to the child?
Ian W
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