Here is a book to serve educators from all types of schools in either pre-service or professional development that is designed as a text for master's and licensure (post-master's) level. This book covers all the relevant issues in school law:
·The legal system
·The federal and state role in education
·Church-state relationships
·Attendance law
·The instructional program
·Student rights
·Teacher contracts
·Rights and freedoms
·Teacher negligence
·Law for handicapped students, and
·Desegregation
The author groups case summaries, which include a brief, ramifications, and topics of interest to educators, together at the end of each chapter to facilitate research efforts. The book is a concise presentation of the constitutional, statutory, and case law knowledge that is needed for the effective day-to-day operation of schools and school systems. Contemporary issues having a large impact on school law, such as vouchers, the evolution vs. creation controversy, and home-schooling are included.
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By Leo H. Bradley
Inhalt
Chapter 1 1. The Legal System
Chapter 2 2. Federal Role in Education
Chapter 3 3. State Role in Education
Chapter 4 4. Church and State
Chapter 5 5. Attendance Law
Chapter 6 6. The Instructional Program
Chapter 7 7. Students' Rights
Chapter 8 8. Teacher Contracts, Rights, and Freedoms
Chapter 9 9. Teacher Negligence
Chapter 10 10. School Law and Children with Disabilities
Chapter 11 11. Desegregation
Chapter 12 Appendix A. The Constitution of the United States: Selected Provisions
Chapter 13 Appendix B. Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C. Sections 4071 and 4072
Chapter 14 Appendix C. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment)