Yet just as many courts are carving out exceptions to the parent-child immunity doctrine, they are also bringing more "parents" under the protective ambit of
in loco parentis, (6) with contradictory and confusing results.
Another example of
in loco parentis can be found in the training for educators offered by several school districts around the country based on a book intended to help middle-class educators effectively teach economically poor children.
Leacy was
in loco parentis at the time - it was a breach of trust JUDGE MORAN
The issue of whether the husband had intended to treat the children as his own was referred back to the trial judge with a direction that if, on examination of the nature of the family relationship, the husband was found to be
in loco parentis, then retroactive child support could be ordered.
If she in fact is the central parental figure in the child's life and is responsible for their day-to-day care and financial support, she is said to have "
in loco parentis" status, which means she stands in the place of a parent.
A statement from the GTC said: "Part of a teacher's role and responsibility, being
in loco parentis, is to uphold moral standards for children in their care.
Previously, America's universities had operated under the doctrine of
in loco parentis ("in the place of a parent").
It disappoints me that we would have to do that, but the fact is we are
in loco parentis and we have to ensure the children's safety.
If Kerry did have an affair with a very young woman entitled to see him as
in loco parentis, isn't his heroic image tarnished?
Administrators sanctioning confidential visits to the campus clinic for birth control and STD tests were a far cry from the
in loco parentis model, the norm on campus in the 1950s and early '60s when colleges and universities were surrogate parents, monitoring dormitory visits and providing social chaperones.
In his 1770 compilation of English law, William Blackstone applied the phrase
in loco parentis to educators.
This principle has only one exception: when the grandparent stands
in loco parentis to the grandchild, that is, stands in the place of the natural parent.(5) Even then, the grandparent's child support liability is secondary to that of the parent, who retains the primary duty to support the child.
Suddenly they are
in loco parentis for other campers.
The teacher's job, acting
in loco parentis, is to drill virtue into students by word and example.
To act "
in loco parentis" - in the place of the parents.
