A teacher's pocket guide to school law

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A teacher's pocket guide to school law

Nathan L. Essex

Pearson Education, c2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This is a very concise, easy to read, reference to critical aspects of school law for any pre-service or in-service teacher. It can be used to discuss current legal issues in public schools, as a basic text or a supplemental text. The text is formatted to allow for flexible teaching strategies including lectures, discussion, debates, case studies, and case analysis. As a professor of teacher education, do you want a resource that responds to contemporary legal problems pre-service teachers will face in their profession? Do you want a text that provides well crafted guides to assist prospective teachers to resolve legal issues and reduce their chances of facing law suits? You will find this text to be practical, informative, easy to understand, entertaining, and extremely useful for teacher educators of the 21st century.

目次

Introduction. 1. Control of Public Schools. State and Local Control of Education. State Board of Education Chief State School Office State Department of Education Local Control of Public Schools Teachers as Employees of Local School Boards School District Rules and Regulations School Board Meetings Curriculum Standards Guides, Control of Public Schools 2. Instruction and Curriculum Standards. Academic Issues. Curriculum Standards No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Public School Choice Summary and Implications, Accountability Vouchers. Charter Schools. Guides, Instructional Program Intellectual Property and Fair Use. Copying Computer Software Use of the Internet for Instruction. School or District Responsibility Teacher's Responsibility Parent's Responsibility Guides, Use of the Internet for Instruction Grading and Academic Requirements. Student Testing Grade Reduction for Absences Grade Reduction for Unexcused Absences Grade Reduction for Academic Misconduct Physical Punishment for Poor Academic Performance Guides, Grading and Academic Requirements Educational Malpractice. Guides, Educational Malpractice 3. Religion and Public Schools. Prayer, Bible Reading and Religious Symbols. School Sponsored Prayer Silent Prayer and Meditation Prayer at School Events School-Sponsored Bible Reading Religious Symbols Religious Displays Ten Commandments Prayer at School Board Meetings Guides, Prayer and Bible Use in School Religious Activities and Holiday Programs. Distribution of Religious Materials Pledge of Allegiance Landmark Case Guides, Religious Activities 4. Students, the Law and Public Schools. Freedom of Expression. Tinker Case Guides, Freedom of Expression Protests And Demonstrations Guides, Protests and Demonstrations School Sponsored Newspapers. Guides, Student Newspapers Censorship. Guides, Censorship Dress and Appearance. Health and Safety Issues Controversial Slogans Guides, Dress and Appearance Search and Seizure. Reasonable Suspicion Student Desks Student Lockers Book Bags Automobiles Personal Searches Guides, Search and Seizure Use of Pagers and Cellular Phones. Guides, Use of Pagers and Cellular Phones Corporal Punishment. Reasonable Punishment Minimal Due Process Excessive Punishment Guides, Corporal Punishment Classroom Harrassment. The Supreme Court's Decision Guides, Classroom Harassment Child Abuse. Pregnant Students. Married Students. Guides, Pregnant and Married Students 5. Due Process and Student Safety. Creating Safe Schools. Gangs and Dress. Guides, Gangs and Dress School Uniform Dress Policies and Students' Freedom of Expression Rights Early Legal Challenges Guides, Uniforms Zero Tolerance and School Safety. Recent Zero Tolerance Practices Guides, Zero Tolerance School Suspension. Guides, School Suspension Procedural and Substantive Due Process Expulsion. Guides, Expulsion Metal Detectors Guides, Metal Detectors Drug Testing Alcohol Use and Breathalyzers Guides, Drugs And Alcohol Testing 6. Liability and Student Records. Sanctions for Violating Family Privacy Rights. Rights of Parents Rights of Noncustodial Parents Rights of Eligible Students Rights of School Personnel Enforcement of State or Federal Statutes Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Defamation Involving School Personnel. Slander Libel Privilege Good Faith Acts of Malice Confidentiality Issues Involving School Counselors. Guides, Liability and Students Records 7. Individuals with Disabilities. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or 1990 (IDEA). Mandatory Requirements Functional Exclusion of Children with Disabilities Interpretation and Identification of Children with Disabilities Prereferral Intervention Individualized Education Program Requirement Least Restrictive Environment Equal Access to Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities Program Review and Changes Education-Related Service Requirement Inclusion of Children with Disabilities Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Federal Protection Disciplining Students with Disabilities. Expulsion Suspension Guides, Students with Disabilities 8. The Teacher and School Liability. The School as a Safe Place. Liability of School Personnel. Individual Liability Vicarious Liability Foreseeability Nuisance Intentional Torts. Libel and Slander Mental Distress False Imprisonment Trespassing on Personal Property Unintentional Torts. Standard of Care Breach of Duty Proximity or Legal Cause Injury Defenses for Negligence. Contributory Negligence Assumption of Risk Comparative Negligence Liability Costs Duties of Supervision. Supervision Before School and After School Field Trips Parental Consent and Written Waivers Guides, School Liability 9. Discrimination in Employment. Title VII, Discrimination. Sexual Discrimination The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Qualifications for Employment Scope of Protection-Section 504 and ADA Guides, Americans with Disabilities Racial Discrimination Religious Discrimination Age Discrimination Pregnancy and School Employment. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Guides, Discrimination Sexual Harrassment. Guides, Sexual Harassment 10. Teacher Freedoms. Substantive and Procedural Considerations. Freedom of Expression. Speech Outside the School Environment Academic Freedom Freedom of Association. Political Rights. Dress and Grooming. Unwed Pregnant Teachers. Right to Privacy. Guides, Teacher Freedoms Religious Freedoms. Use of Religious Garb by School Personnel Title VII--Religious Discrimination. Guides, Religious Discrimination 11. Tenure, Dismissal and Collective Bargaining. Tenure. Acquisition of Tenure Nonrenewal Guides, Tenure Teacher Evaluation Guides, Teacher Evaluation Dismissal for Cause. Incompetency Insubordination Neglect of Duty Immorality Conduct Involving Morality Sexual Advances Toward Students Guides, Dismissal for Cause Financial Exigency (Abolition of Positions). Guides, Financial Exigency Good or Just Cause Guides, Good or Just Cause Collective Bargaining. Private Sector Versus Public Sector Bargaining State Involvement Scope of Collective Bargaining Impasse and Bargaining Worker's Compensation Guides, Collective Bargaining Appendix A: Selected Constitutional Provisions. Appendix B: Selected Federal Statutes. Appendix C: Relevant Educational Resources for Teachers and Other Professional Educators. Glossary of Relevant Legal Terms. Index.

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