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Preferred term

in loco parentis  

Definition

  • Parents send their child to school to spend the day in the company of educators. This simple everyday act removes their children from the physical control of their parents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; In Loco Parentis]

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PK4FTP95-R

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