This book provides a broad legal background and helps teachers understand their rights and responsibilities, as well as, the rights of their students. School Law for Teachers covers the issues that are greatest concern to teachers today, namely employment and tenure, teachers' rights, teacher discipline, teachers' legal responsibilities, negligence and defamation, students' rights, education of students with disabilities, student discipline and due process, discrimination and harassment, and religion. Inservice Teachers, School Administrators, and Special Educators.
- Links to state education statutes-For every major topic in each chapter, the student and instructor are able to access through the Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/underwood) state education statutes specific to that topic, allowing professors and students to see how broad legal principles and court decisions have been adopted and adapted in the education code of most states.
- In The News-Presents the alternative legal positions on an issue related to chapter content that is currently in controversy and whose outcome is likely to have an important impact on teachers or students.
- Landmark Cases decided by the Supreme Court-A brief summary of the facts and the U.S. Supreme Court decision of landmark cases related to chapter content are strategically presented in text boxes.
- A summary list of Guiding Legal Principles-Presented at the end of each chapter, and can be used for study and review as well as a guide to classroom discussion.
- You Be the Judge-Presents actual or real-life cases reflecting the legal issues discussed in the chapter and illustrating the complexity of cases involving a balance of the conflicting interests of teachers, students, parents, the school administration, and the public.
- Links to state education statutes-For every major topic in each chapter, the student and instructor are able to access through the Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/underwood) state education statutes specific to that topic, allowing professors and students to see how broad legal principles and court decisions have been adopted and adapted in the education code of most states.
- In The News-Presents the alternative legal positions on an issue related to chapter content that is currently in controversy and whose outcome is likely to have an important impact on teachers or students.
- Landmark Cases decided by the Supreme Court-A brief summary of the facts and the U.S. Supreme Court decision of landmark cases related to chapter content are strategically presented in text boxes.
- A summary list of Guiding Legal Principles-Presented at the end of each chapter, and can be used for study and review as well as a guide to classroom discussion.
- You Be the Judge-Presents actual or real-life cases reflecting the legal issues discussed in the chapter and illustrating the complexity of cases involving a balance of the conflicting interests of teachers, students, parents, the school administration, and the public.
