Practical Exercise: Status of children quizINTRODUCTION (for Tutors) This is not an exclusive list. These are all questions that have been raised by working journalists attending training courses about reporting children. Trainers may wish to add others, but NONE of should be excluded from the QUIZ, since they refer to information that journalist may need to know. In some cases it may be necessary to modify the wording for the sake of clarity. When students are asked to find the answers to these questions, the important issue is not that they need to KNOW all the answers, but they know WHERE TO FIND the answers quickly, should the need arise. This part of the purpose of the exercise. They should be adding useful sources of information to their CONTACT BOOKS. PLEASE ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS and indicate WHERE you obtained the information. Some may have not have a simple ‘correct’ answer. Use your research skills to find authoritative answers – through books, lawyers, experts or websites. Add the details of any useful contacts you make to your CONTACT BOOK. 1. What provision does the State make for ante-natal care? 2. What provision does the state make post-natal care? 3. What are the rules about registration of births? 4. What are the rules about the naming of children? 5. What are the rules about children’s choice of religious belief? 6. What are the rules governing adoption? 7. What are the rules governing foster care? 8. When may adopted children be permitted to know the identity of their birth parents? 9. When may an adopted child be permitted to contact their birth parents? 10. What rules exist to protect children in the event of separation/divorce? 11. What pre-school provision exists for children? 12. What is the starting age for school? 13. How long are children obliged to attend school? 14. Are all children eligible for tertiary education? 15. At what age may a child be charged with a crime? 16. What age groups are covered by juvenile courts? 17. At what age may a child be detained by the courts? 18. At what age may a child appear in adult court as a witness? 19. At what age may a child appear in adult court as a defendant? 20. At what age may a juvenile be sent to an adult prison? 21. When does a child have the right to be represented by a lawyer? 22. What are the rules about corporal punishment of children by their parents/carers? 23. What are the rules about corporal punishment of children by teachers? 24. What are the rules about corporal punishment of children in the justice system? 25. What is the age of consent for hetero sexual activity? 26. What is the age of consent for homosexual activity? 27. At what age may a young person smoke? 28. At what age may a young person drink alcohol? 29. At what age may a young person start work? 30. At what age may a young person join a trade union? 31. At what age may a young person vote? 32. At what age can a person stand for parliament or be a political representative? 33. At what age may a young person marry? 34. At what age may a young person enter into a legal contract? 35. At what age can a child open a bank account? 36. What rules exist governing working hours for young people? 37. What rules exist governing wages rates for young people? 38. What is the earliest age for recruitment into the armed services? 39. What is the earliest age for compulsory military service? 40. What is the earliest age for ownership of a gun? 41. Whose permission is required to publish photographs of children? 42. What are the rules governing media interviews of children? 43. What are the rules governing identification of children in media stories? 44. What are the rules governing working with children in the media? 45. At what age may children have their own passports? © MediaWise Training
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