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School Law for K-12 Educators : Concepts and Cases.
A practical, user-friendly approach to school law supported by carefully constructed information that is of immediate interest to classroom teachers, supervisors and school administrators. Key Features Maps out the court's decision-making process in an easy-to-understand format Illustrates the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Introduction to the Legal System and Legal Research; PART I. POLICY ISSUES; 1. School Desegregation; Overview; Case Study: Correcting an Inequity or Taxation Without Representation; Important Concepts; Constitutional and Statutory Underpinnings; Challenges to State-Fostered (De Jure) School Segregation; Challenges to Non-purposeful (De Facto) School Segregation; Desegregation of Teachers; Recent Court Activity; Case Study: Providing Plaintiffs with an Effective Remedy or an Improper Remedy; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 2.
- Church-State Interaction; Overview; Case Study: Equal Access or School Support of Religion?; Important Concepts; The Key Principle: Government Must Remain Neutral toward Religion; Governmental Support and Regulation of Parochial Education; Religious Influences in Public Schools; Religious Objections to Public School Practices; Case Study: Free Speech or Supporting Christianity?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 3. No Child Left Behind Act; Overview; Case Study: Another Unfunded Mandate; Important Concepts; No Child Left Behind Act; Case Study: Why does a special education teacher have to be highly qualified?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; PART II. STUDENTS' RIGHTS; 4.
- School Attendance; Overview; Case Study: Schooling at Home or a Real Education; Important Concepts; School Attendance; Case Study: Is Home Schooling Equivalent Education?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 5. Student Conduct and Discipline; Overview; Case Study: Art or Violence: Where do you draw the line?; Important Concepts; Student Conduct; Student Discipline; Reasonableness Standard; Case Study: Drugs in Her Brassiere; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 6. Student Records; Overview; Case Study: Peer-graded Papers or Educational Records?; Important Concepts; Privacy and Access to Student Records; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Case Study: Non-residential parent wants to attend school conferences; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 7.
- English Language Learners; Overview; Case Study: Let's Treat These New Immigrants Like Our Grandparents Were Treated?; Important Concepts; Bilingual-Bicultural Education; Legal Basis; Castaneda Guidelines; Bilingual Education Acts; Related Issues; Case Study: It's My Heritage and You Should Recognize It; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 8. Education Of Students With Disabilities; Overview; Case Study: It Wasn't So Long Ago; Important Concepts; Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA); Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990; The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504; Due Process Issues and Concerns; Case Study: Steep Steps; Case Study: Do Special Education Services Follow The Child To A Private School Setting?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; PART III. TEACHERS' RIGHTS; 9.
- Teachers' Rights and Concerns; Overview; Case Study: The "Teacher" in Red; Important Concepts; Selected Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment; Case Study: This Pink Floyd Wasn't a Student; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 10. Teachers-Certifications, Licensure, And Contracts For Employment; Overview; Case Study: Minimal Conditions For Pregnancy Leave; Important Concepts; Teacher Certification; Employment of Teachers; Teachers' Contracts; Highly Qualified Teachers; Case Study: Hire the Best and Brightest; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 11. Collective Bargaining -Teacher-Employment; Overview; Case Study: Free Rider; Important Concepts; The Collective-Bargaining Process; Other Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment; Case Study: Is Tenure Worth a Urinalysis Exam?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 12.
- Teacher Dismissal and Retirement and Discrimination in Employment; Overview; Case Study: Teacher Dismissal and Retirement; Important Concepts; Termination of Employment through Dismissal; Termination of Employment through Retirement; Discrimination in Employment; Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities; Case Study: Private and Public; Conclusion; Case Briefs; PART IV. LEGAL ASPECTS OF SCHOOLS; 13.
- Local School Boards and Contract Liability; Overview; Case Study: Should the School Board Pay?; Important Concepts; Authority of the Local School Board; School Board Officers and Elections; School Board Meetings; General Principles of Statutory Contract Liability; The Competitive Bidding Process; Recovery under the Various Forms of Contract; Conflicts of Interest; Case Study: Variable School Boundaries?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 14. Tort Liability of School Districts, Officers, and Employees; Overview; Case Study: Drinking in School; Important Concepts; Elements of the Tort of Negligence; Defenses Against Liability in the School Setting; Federal Tort Liability; Case Study: A Terrible Reaction; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 15.
- Financing Public Schools and Use of Funds; Overview; Case Study: Breakdown in a State's Balance of Power; Important Concepts; Public School Revenues; Allocation of State Funds; Local School District Budgets and Expenditures; Proper and Fund Use; School Property; Use of School Funds for Particular Purposes; Case Study: Can School Property Use Be Refused to Religious Groups?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; 16. School Violence and Internet Issues; Overview; Case Study: School Violence on the Internet; Important Concepts; School Violence; Juvenile Courts; Student Free Speech and the Internet; Case Study: Juvenile Court Proceedings or School Records?; Conclusion; Case Briefs; Appendix A: Selected Provisions of the Constitution of the United States; Appendix B: Table of Authorities; Glossary; Index; About the Author;