This text addresses legal principles applicable to practitioners in a succinct but comprehensive manner. It uniquely blends a detailed treatment of landmark cases with a thorough discussion of the legal context, trends, and generalizations to guide all school personnel in their daily activities. Information in this text will help alleviate concerns voiced by educators who either don't know the legal concepts that govern schools or feel that the scales of justice have been tipped against them.
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Public School Law: Teachers’ and Students’ Rights, 6/e
(020557937X)
Updated and revised to reflect new policy and legal decisions, the Sixth Edition of Public School Law: Teachers’ and Students’Rights provides an all-inclusive treatment of the current status and evolution of the law governing public schools, making it the most comprehensive and well-documented school law text available.
New to this edition:
- Additional tables, graphs, and figures to enhance content syntheses and understanding.
- All chapters have been revised to reflect emerging legal concerns.
- A separate chapter on special education and IDEA.
- New issues such as ELL, bullying, sexual harassment, vouchers, digital copyright, added.
- More coverage of school financing and high stakes testing.
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“This is an excellent textbook for a master’s level school law course. I appreciate all the research work the authors have done. The students really enjoy reading it!”
- Marcelle Lovett, University of North Florida
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Good book for uneducated teachers with regards to law,
By Bams (Massillon, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Public School Law: Teachers' and Students' Rights (4th Edition) (Hardcover)
With all the horror stories we hear about teachers being fired and sued over decesions they made about punishment and what to teach and how to teach, this book is a gold mine. It provides information on just about any topic a teach may encounter. Not only does it have great information, it is also written with few "legal trade" words.
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Amazon's price was compatible with everyone else for a slightly used book. I paid extra for the 2 day shipping, and it was delivered the next day! The book was in great shape for "used", with just a little bit of highlighting, which I would have done anyway.
I used Amazon gift certificates that I bought in a store,and then I paid extra with a credit card. The whole checkout proces on-line was so quick & easy. As for the book itself, it has very small print, but it's full of useful information. I copied the first chapter and then enlarged it, so it would be easier to read. After that, I got used to the print size. I will probably keep the book for future reference.
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Good resource for the non-lawyer, could have been better organized,
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I'm just an average teacher trying to stay out of trouble. For example, I just KNOW that kid has a cell phone - can I ask him to empty his pockets?
This book provides a lot of great information, presented in a way that a non-lawyer can understand and digest. The information is presented in a way that is relevant to both teachers and administrators. It's geared towards federal laws, with comments about when and how state laws may modify things. (I'd like to find a version of this book oriented specifically to my state, now!) The best part of this book was the end-chapter summaries, which made good, helpful generalizations. The biggest weakness of this book was the organization. I read it cover-to-cover, and I didn't notice any issues. However, later, when I wanted to go back to a specific topic, the index and table of contents weren't as helpful as they could have been. I eventually found the section I wanted, but it was more work than it should have been.
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