A Teacher's Pocket Guide to School Law
A Teacher's Pocket Guide to School Law

Author: Nathan L. Essex

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9780135094181

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A concise, user-friendly reference book that covers the critical and contemporary aspects of school law. A Teacher's Pocket Guide to School Law is a practical, informative reference for in-service and pre-service teachers in need of a school law resource written specifically with educators in mind. With an entertaining style that does not assume background knowledge in legal issues, this crisp, succinct text covers both the traditional and contemporary legal issues faced in today's classrooms. Examining religion in the classroom, student record confidentiality, zero tolerance policies, gang activity, and students with disabilities, the Teacher's Pocket Guide not only covers relevant school legal topics, but also provides readers with practical guides that assist teachers in resolving possible legal problems and avoiding lawsuits. In the newly revised second edition of the text, author Nathan L. Essex has significantly expanded the guide to include the most recent school law topics, keeping the book up-to-date and practical for 21st Century educators everywhere.

A Teacher's Guide to Education Law
A Teacher's Guide to Education Law

Author: Michael Imber

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-07

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 113516424X

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This clearly written text, adapted from its parent volume, Education Law, provides a concise introduction to topics in education law that are most relevant to teachers.

The Principal's Quick-Reference Guide to School Law
The Principal's Quick-Reference Guide to School Law

Author: Robert F. Hachiya

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1483333337

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Minimize site-based risk while respecting the legal rights of students, staff, and parents Principals deal with complicated and potentially damaging legal issues every day . . . and now there's an accurate, accessible tool, written in plain English that can give administrators the information they need to do their jobs while minimizing legal risk. Dennis R. Dunklee and Robert J. Shoop-recognized school law experts-provide additional programmatic guidance for other school district personnel, "management cues" and "risk management guidelines," a comprehensive index, additional references to landmark court cases, coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act, and information on state-created danger and deliberate indifference. This new edition helps school administrators quickly find important legal guidance for issues that include: Staff selection and evaluation Student rights and discipline Special education and the reauthorized IDEA Copyright law Search and seizure Sexual harassment and sexual exploitation ...and many more This essential desk reference offers a straightforward resource on translating school law into practice and can be used as a day-to-day reference guide or a comprehensive overview of school law today.

What the Best Law Teachers Do
What the Best Law Teachers Do

Author: Michael Hunter Schwartz

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2013-08-20

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 0674728130

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This pioneering book is the first to identify the methods, strategies, and personal traits of law professors whose students achieve exceptional learning. Modeling good behavior through clear, exacting standards and meticulous preparation, these instructors know that little things also count--starting on time, learning names, responding to emails.

School Law
School Law

Author: Michael LaMorte

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780137072477

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An engaging, case-based approach to the most up-to-date legal topics gives educators a basic understanding of the legal aspects of their work. This text introduces K-12 educators to a body of school law that will help them to conduct themselves in a legally defensible manner. A balance of case law, statutory law, constitutional provisions, and analytical commentary, this vital book covers a wide range of topics including: sources of law under which educators operate; legal restraints to state action in K-12 education; legal rights and restrictions applicable to students and teachers; law pertaining to persons with disabilities; and liability for damages as a result of official action or inaction. In addition, broad legal concepts such as due process, equal protection, freedom of expression, the wall separating church and state, and reasonable search are analyzed to assist professional educators in gaining a better understanding of the legal landscape in which they operate. The entire text is written in a clear, engaging style appropriate for those who do not have extensive legal backgrounds.

Education Law
Education Law

Author: Michael Imber

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 617

ISBN-13: 0805846530

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It also discusses the implications of the law for educational policy and practice."--Jacket.

Catholic Schools and the Law
Catholic Schools and the Law

Author: Mary Angela Shaughnessy

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9780809139644

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A practical guide to helping today's Catholic school teachers deal with the legal issues facing them.

Principals Teaching the Law
Principals Teaching the Law

Author: David Schimmel

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2010-08-02

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 141297223X

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Using 10 ready-made lessons, this book equips school leaders with a professional development curriculum to train teachers in areas of educational law that affect their everyday work.

School Law for Teachers
School Law for Teachers

Author: Julie Underwood

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780131192423

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For courses in General Methods, Student Teaching, and School Law. Written in concise and accessible language School Law for Teachers: Concepts and Applications is written for both preservice and inservice teachers. It is meant to provide them with a broad legal background and to help them understand their rights and responsibilities as well as the rights of their students. It covers the issues that are of greatest concern to classroom teachers today, namely employment and tenure, teachers' rights, teachers' legal responsibilities, students' rights, education of students with disabilities, student discipline and due process, discrimination and harassment, religion and more.

School Law and the Public Schools
School Law and the Public Schools

Author: Nathan L. Essex

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780137072750

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School Law and the Public Schools is a practical, easy to read, comprehensive guide to the legal issues facing public schools in the U.S. today. An essential reference for all teachers, educational leaders, and policymakers at all levels, the book is organized and written in a style that is accessible to all, even those with little or no knowledge of the legal issues in education.