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The second edition of Legal Rights of Teachers and Students provides an applied treatment of the current status of the law governing public schools in the key areas that concern teachers AND students. Written for the growing undergraduate and returning professional audience of teachers, this text addresses legal principles applicable to pre-service and in-service practitioners in a succinct, comprehensive manner. This book addresses the central issues that concern school personnel in their daily activities: church/state relations, instructional issues, student expression, students with disabilities, student discipline, teacher employment, TEACHERS' SUBSTANTIVE RIGHTS, termination of employment and tort liability. Information in this text will guide PRACTITIONERS and help alleviate concerns voiced by new educators who don't know the legal concepts that govern schools.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161257 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

From the Back Cover

Legal Rights of Teachers and Students

Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe, Stephen B. Thomas, and Martha M. McCarthy

The second edition of Legal Rights of Teachers and Students provides an applied treatment of the current status of the law governing public schools in the key areas that concern teachers AND students.

Written for the growing undergraduate and returning professional audience of teachers, this text addresses legal principles applicable to pre-service and in-service practitioners. This book presents the central issues that concern school personnel: church/state relations, student expression, student discipline, and teacher employment. This text will guide practitioners and alleviate concerns of new educators who are unfamiliar with the laws that govern schools.

Hallmark Features:

• Discusses implications of legal mandates and provides guidelines for school personnel in clear, non-technical language.
• Provides study questions, case scenarios and opportunities for further exploration to assist reader comprehension.
• Features a Glossary of terms and a Table of Supreme Court cases.
• Highlights changes in the law and emerging areas of controversy, such as use of metal detectors in schools, drug testing, and implementation of affirmative action plans.

New to this Edition:

• Extensive coverage of ELL, Bullying, Sexual Harassment and High-stakes Testing.
• Updated coverage of federal regulations and significant cases surrounding Special Education.
• Charts providing procedural steps and graphical depictions of laws governing areas such as Student Expression Rights, Employee Expression Rights, and IDEA Complaint procedures.
• Summary statements beginning each major heading provide a convenient advance organizer.
• Important points are printed in boldface, allowing for identification of key ideas.
• Points to Ponder at the end of the chapter provide scenarios for readers to practice applying content to everyday practice.

Customer Reviews

too much ground covered
This book is prevented from being a practical guide by covering too much ground in one volume. A better approach would have been to divide the content into two volumes - one for teachers only. While it is a good thing to review case law, I would have found it more helpful if it had included steps for remedy.