Public School Law

Written for upper-level and graduate courses in School Law.

Providing an all-inclusive treatment of the current status and evolution of the law governing public schools, this is the most comprehensive and well-documented school law text available.

Public School Law: Teachers' and Students' Rights, Seventh Edition, 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 do not know the legal concepts that govern schools or feel that the scales of justice have been tipped against them. Primarily written for school administrators and teachers to learn the most important points of the cases and how the cases will impact their practices, this new edition covers a wider range of legal topics, takes a much more in-depth approach to discussing the cases presented, and cites many more current cases that are relevant to practitioners than any other school law textbook in comparison.

List of contents

 
4 Students’ Rights in Noninstructional Matters
Freedom of Speech and Press
Unprotected Expression
Defamatory Expression
Obscene, Lewd, or Vulgar Expression
Inflammatory Expression
Advocacy of Illegal Activity for Minors
Commercial Expression
School-Sponsored Expression
Type of Forum
Hazelwood and Its Progeny
Protected Private Expression
Prior Restraints
Post-Expression Discipline
Anti-Harassment Policies
Electronic Expression
Time, Place, and Manner Regulations
Future Directions
   Student-Initiated Clubs
   Student Appearance
Hairstyle
Attire
   Dress Codes
  Student Uniforms
   Extracurricular Activities
Attendance, Training, and Recruitment Regulations
Restrictions on Eligibility
Fees for Participation
Other Conditions
   Conclusion
 
5   Student Classifications
Legal Context
Classifications Based on Race
   Pre-Brown Litigation
   De Jure Segregation in the South
   Distinguishing Between De Jure and De Facto Segregation
   Fashioning Appropriate Remedies
Rezoning and the Closing, Reopening, or Construction of
   Schools
   Busing
   Programmatic Options
   Interdistrict Remedies
   Staff Desegregation Remedies
   Fiscal Responsibilities
   Achieving Unitary Status
   Postunitary Transfer and School Assignment
   Race as a Factor in Admission to Private Schools
   Race Discrimination and Matriculated Students
Classifications Based on Native Language
Classifications Based on Ability or Achievement
   Tracking Schemes
   Gifted and Talented Students
Classifications Based on Age
Classifications Based on Sex
   Interscholastic Sports
   Single-sex Teams
   Fewer Sports Opportunities for Females
   Modified Sports and Separate Seasons for Females
   Academic Programs
   Single-sex Schools
   Sex-segregated Courses and Programs
   Sex-based Admission Criteria
   Sexual Harassment of Students
   Employee-to-Student Harassment
   Student-to-Student Harassment
   Marriage and Pregnancy
Conclusion
 
6   Rights of Students with Disabilities
Legal Context
   Rehabilitation Act
   Americans with Disabilities Act
   Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individualized Education Programs
   Initial Identification
   Evaluation
      IEP Team
      IEP Preparation
   Free Appropriate Public Education
   Least Restrictive Environment
   Private Schools
Public Placement of a Child in a Private School
   Parental Placement of a Child in a Private School
   Services Available in Private Schools
   Change of Placement
Related Services
   Transportation
   Psychological Services
   Health and Nursing Services
Extended School Year
Participation in Sports
Discipline
   Suspension
   Expulsion
Procedural Safeguards
   Stay-Put Provision
   Informal Meeting
   Mediation
   Im

Summary

Written for upper-level and graduate courses in School Law.
Providing an all-inclusive treatment of the current status and evolution of the law governing public schools, this is the most comprehensive and well-documented school law text available.
Public School Law: Teachers’ and Students’ Rights, Seventh Edition, 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 do not know the legal concepts that govern schools or feel that the scales of justice have been tipped against them. Primarily written for school administrators and teachers to learn the most important points of the cases and how the cases will impact their practices, this new edition covers a wider range of legal topics, takes a much more in-depth approach to discussing the cases presented, and cites many more current cases that are relevant to practitioners than any other school law textbook in comparison.

Product details

• Authors: Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe, Suzanne Eckes, Suzanne E. Eckes, Martha McCarthy, Martha M. McCarthy
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.06.2024
• EAN: 9781292041810
• ISBN: 978-1-292-04181-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 274 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 816 g
• Series: Pearson
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law