School Law: Cases and Concepts, 10th edition
Title overview
- A clear, jargon-free writing style facilitates use by teachers, administrators, and other educators who may not have a strong legal background.
- Updated, edited and verbatim court decisions and references to over 500 applicable court decisions keeps readers abreast of the most current laws and legal topics.
- Diverse coverage of a range of school law topics, including student freedom of expression, drug testing, dress codes and uniforms, search, Title IX requirements, notification of parents for refusal to participate in Pledge of Allegiance, and school fees.
- A collection of useful learning tools, such as a guide to using the Internet for legal research, appendices with information on analyzing court decisions, notes and questions following cases, a glossary of legal terms, and an exhaustive index.
- Historical perspective, when applicable, puts school law into context and makes the evolution of school law clear to readers.
- Extensive examinations of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions including Morse v. Frederick, Safford Unified School District v. Redding, and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, keep students up-to-date with the most current developments in school law.
- Coverage of current events and school law topics including restrictions on celebratory religious music; Bible distribution; wearing the confederate flag; gay student harassment; student internet message regulation; homeschooling; cyberbullying; parental notification when students refuse to pledge the flag; body piercings; discipline and due process for special education students; drug testing for teachers; lesbian teacher discrimination; maternity leave discrimination; home based charter school; online learning; and most recent school finance decisions.
Table of contents
Table of Cases
Preface
A Note to Users of This Text
Educational Governance: Sources of Law and the Courts
1. EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE: SOURCES OF LAW AND THE COURTS
Sources of Law
The American Judicial System
2. SCHOOLS AND THE STATE
Compulsory Attendance
Religion in the Schools
Use of Facilities
Aid to Nonpublic Schools
School Fees
Health Services
3. STUDENTS AND THE LAW
Freedom of Expression
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment)
Suspension, Expulsion, and Disciplinary Transfer
Corporal Punishment
Search of Students and Lockers
Student Appearance
Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Marriage
Participation in Extracurricular Activities
School Punishment for Out-of-School Offenses
4. TEACHERS AND THE LAW
Nonrenewal and Dismissal
Freedom of Expression
Academic Freedom
Drug Testing
Dress
Teacher as Exemplar
Employment Discrimination
Teacher Bargaining
Political Activities
5. SCHOOL DESEGREGATION
Historical Perspective
Early Desegregation in the South
Desegregation in the Non-Southern States
Recent Desegregation Issues
Epilogue
6. INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE LAW
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act
7. SCHOOL FINANCE and SCHOOL CHOICE ISSUES
School Finance Reform
Choice
8. EDUCATOR AND SCHOOL DISTRICT LIABILITY
General Principles Underlying Educator Liability
Liability under State Law
Liability under Federal Law
Parental Consent
Malpractice
Insurance
Questions
APPENDIX A–Analyzing a Court Decision
APPENDIX B–An Introduction to Research in School Law
APPENDIX C–The Constitution of the United States of America-Edited
APPENDIX D–Statutory Material
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments of 1986
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Equal Access Act of 1984
Civil Rights, 42 U.S.C. § 1981-1983
Chapter 92 of the Massachusetts Acts of 2010
An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools
GLOSSARY
INDEX