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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480638603321

Autore

Aquila Frank D

Titolo

School law for K-12 educators [[electronic resource] ] : concepts and cases / / Frank D. Aquila

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c2008

ISBN

1-4833-2910-0

1-4522-1194-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (457 p.)

Disciplina

344.7307

344.73071

Soggetti

Educational law and legislation - United States

Public institutions - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Brief Contents; Detailed Contents; Preface; Introduction to the Legal System and Legal Research; Part I - Policy Issues; Chapter 1 - School Desegregation; Chapter 2 - Church-State Interaction; Chapter 3 - No Child Left Behind Act; Part II - Students' Rights; Chapter 4 - School Attendance; Chapter 5 - Student Conduct and Discipline; Chapter 6 - Student Records; Chapter 7 - English Language Learners; Chapter 8 - Education of Students With Disabilities; Part III - Teachers' Rights; Chapter 9 - Teachers' Rights and Concerns

Chapter 10 - Teacher Certification, Licensure, and Contracts for EmploymentChapter 11 - Collective Bargaining; Chapter 12 - Teacher Dismissal, Retirement, and Discrimination in Employment; Part IV - Legal Aspects of Schools; Chapter 13 - Local School Boards and Contract Liability; Chapter 14 - Tort Liability of School Districts, Officers, and Employees; Chapter 15 - Financing Public Schools and Use of Funds; Chapter 16 - School Violence and Internet Issues; Appendix A: Selected Provisions of the Constitution of the United States; Appendix B: Table of Authorities; Glossary; Index

About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This title provides education professionals with a practical knowledge



of school law so that they may function in the education setting with confidence and competence. Each chapter contains case studies with discussion questions and provides an overview of the legal area in a dialectic format which stimulates student interest.