Public School Law: Teachers' and Students' Rights » (6th Edition)

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.

1 Legal Framework of Public Education 1

2 Church/State Relations 25

3 School Attendance and Instructional Issues 67

4 Students' Rights in Noninstructional Matters 105

5 Student Classifications 143

6 Rights of Students with Disabilities 187

7 Student Discipline 224

8 Terms and Conditions of Employment 272

9 Teachers' Substantive Constitutional Rights 306

10 Discrimination in Employment 348

11 Termination of Employment 393

12 Labor Relations 438

13 Tort Liability 469

14 Summary of Legal Generalizations 498

Generalizations 498

Conclusion 504

Appendix 506

Glossary 508

Selected Supreme Court Decisions 511

Index 515