A. IntroductionChildren are at risk of injury at any time. Parents have different expectations of teachers as professionals than of themselves when caring for their children. When requiring parents to send their children to school by law at the age of six years and six months (Department of Education Western Australia, 2011), the Department must implement a duty of care to help protect teachers and children in care to their care. . These expectations or violations of; may result in injury or legal proceedings. Teachers as professionals must act at all times, using "reasonable care" (WADOC) to prevent "a reasonably foreseeable injury" (WADOC). Following the duty of care for students (DOCWA, 2007), it is essential to support the safety of children by ensuring that schools protect them from reasonable harm and provide a safe learning environment.B. Discussion1. The Policy Rationale: The Western Australian Department of Education issued the Duty of Care for Students policy (2007) to protect the welfare and safety of students from foreseeable risks when supervising teachers and schools in the state of Western Australia. Parents and teachers agree that schools must support the right to learn in a caring and safe learning environment. This involves the school, teachers, non-teaching staff, students, parents and all aspects of the learning environment within the school. The safety of children is of the utmost importance where risks exist; teachers as professionals must try to identify and eliminate any risks present in their classroom, learning areas and areas to which children have access and where they are at risk of injury.Issues:The duty...... half of the document. .....child safety ring. The guidelines ensure the provision of "safe and adequate school premises and equipment and adequate supervision" (Kenna,2009) from reasonable harm while providing a safe learning environment.D. References: Western Australian Department of Education. (2011). Retrieved April 1, 2011, from Department of Education: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/ece/enrolments.html#attendanceDepartment of Education, Western Australia. (2007). Duty of care towards students. Western Australia: Department of Education. Newnham, H. (2000). WHEN IS A TEACHER OR SCHOOL LIABLE FOR NEGLIGENCE? Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 25 (1), 45-51.Richmond Public School, Richmond NSW (2011) NewsletterKenna Teasdale Lawyers “Back to School Safety”, 2009, retrieved from http://www.kennateasdale.com.au/ back to school safely/w1/i1001327/