The Principal's Quick-Reference Guide to School Law; Reducing Liability, Litigation, and Other Potential Legal Tangles

by Dunklee, Dennis; Shoop, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780761977056
• ISBN10: 0761977058
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This quick-reference guide is designed so that the school administrator can quickly find and identify important legal points to consider during the decision-making process.

Table of Contents

Detailed Contents	v
Quick Reference Guide by Subject	xix
Quick Reference to Suggested Risk Management Guidelines	xxvii
Preface and Advisement	xxx
About the Authors	xxxiv
Introduction	1	(6)
Preventive Law: Developing Risk and Crisis Management Programs	7	(11)
The School and the Legal Environment	18	(29)
Constitutional and Statutory Foundations of Staff Selection, Contracting, and Evaluation	47	(25)
Teachers' Constitutional Rights, Terms, and Conditions of Employment	72	(32)
Students' Rights	104	(17)
Student Discipline	121	(17)
The Principal's Responsibilities in Providing Special Education Services	138	(26)
Academic Issues and Student Records	164	(12)
Copyright Law	176	(12)
Search and Seizure	188	(7)
The Principal's Responsibilities in Program Management	195	(59)
Sexual Harassment	254	(18)
The Principal's Tort Liability for Negligence as Applied to Expected Duty and Standards of Care	272	(41)
Resource A: Constitution of the United States (Provisions of Interest to Educators)	313	(5)
Resource B: Leading U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Education	318