Teachers and the Law

by Cynthia Kelly

“At the moment, this is the best [education law] book on the market. I like the way this book shows students about potential troubles and how they may go about avoiding legal hassles.” –Fumie K. Hashimoto, Saint Martin’s College “I believe that this is a very comprehensive text that generates a great deal of discussion in my class.” –Leonard R. Goduto, Rider University Teachers and the Law is the only text that provides a question and answer format that addresses every aspect of school law from a teacher’s and school administrator’s perspective. Clearly written and useful to both teachers and school administrators, this text focuses on legal issues reflecting current trends that are important to educators in the 21st century. The authors designed the text for school professionals seeking an easy to use reference on every important area of school law, including student and employee rights, the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on those rights, and how to understand their legal rights and responsibilities. New to This Edition New material highlights controversies to be confronted during the beginning of the 21st century, including updated information on school choice addressing charter schools and the voucher system, the re-authorization of IDEA, copyright issues, bullying, hate speech, sexual harassment, affirmative action, rights of homosexuals, and zero tolerance policies. A new chapter on No Child Left Behind and High Stakes Testing and their implications illustrates material that is essential to teachers and students. The latest cases in educational case law have been added. All areas have been updated to correspond to the most recent court decisions. New pedagogy such as chapter introductions and summaries assist understanding and ease of use. An updated Instructor's Manual includes edited Supreme Court cases, references to related materials, discussion and examination questions, suggested teaching activities, key terms, and chapter topic discussion. Package this text with [Insert MLS Logo] –a powerful set of online tools that bring the classroom to life! Visit www.mylabschool.com for more information!

Genres: Education, Teaching

395 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Laurenschnaremahoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this for grad school, and I’ll definitely keep this as a resource. Clearly written.

[Jodi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long, but surprisingly interesting, read.

[Trish Bodine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Required reading for class.

[Nicholas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent overview of laws concerning teachers. Understandable language with anecdotal illustration of cases pertaining to each issue

[Larina Warnock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pragmatic and thorough review of many legal issues educators face, but needs to be updated in the face of ESSA and Janis.

[Stacy Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am currently reading this book in my masters class. It is highly fascinating. I am learning about hundreds of law cases that have happened in the educational realm. One might think that something like this would be dreary, but so far I am in love!

[Lindsay]

Read it for my first grad class! Some of it was pretty dry, but a lot of it was very informative.

[Julianna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Biased and inaccurate footnotes.

[Mills College Library]

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[Annabelle Bigs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every teacher should read this boom.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good resource for educators.