2009 deskbook encyclopedia of American school law
Publisher: Malvern, Pa.; Center for Education and Employment Law
Published: 2008
Language: eng
Number of pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9781933043319
Subjects: Educational law and legislation; Digests; Cases; United States. Supreme Court; United States
Other titles: Deskbook encyclopedia of American school law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Accidents, injuries, and deaths; title: Negligence; title: School athletics; title: Other school activities; title: Unsupervised accidents; title: Liability for intentional conduct; title: School bus accidents; title: 2. Religion and the public schools; title: Religious establishment; title: Use of school facilities; title: Limitations on employee religious activity; title: financial assistance and voucher programs; title: 3. Freedom of speech and association; title: Students; title: Employees; title: Academic freedom; title: Parental speech and association rights; title: Use of school facilities; title: 4. Student rights; title: Admissions and attendance; title: Compulsory attendance; title: Corporal punishment; title: Race and national origin discrimination; title: Sex discrimination; title: 5. Student discipline; title: Expulsions and suspensions; title: Student search and seizure; title: 6. Employment practices; title: Employee privacy; title: Employee qualifications; title: Voluntary employee leave; title: Reassignments, suspensions, and transfers; title: Reporting abuse and neglect; title: 7. Employment discrimination; title: Overview; title: Sex discrimination; title: Race and national origin discrimination; title: Religious discrimination; title: Age discrimination; title: Disability discrimination; title: Discrimination against veterans; title: 8. Employment termination, resignation, and retirement; title: Budget reductions and reductions in force; title: Immorality and other misconduct; title: Incompetence; title: Insubordination and other good cause; title: Resignation and retirement; title: Unemployment benefits; title: Wrongful discharge; title: Wokers' compensation; title: 9. Tenure and due process; title: State tenure statutes; title: Due process requirements; title: 10. Labor relations; title: Professional associations; title: Collective bargaining agreements; title: Grievances and arbitration; title: Strikes; title: 11. School operations; title: Budget and finance; title: Desegregation; title: School district operations; title: School boards; title: 12. Academic practices; title: Reform legislation; title: Curriculum and grading; title: Student records; title: Testing; title: Educational malpractice; title: 13. Students with disabilities; title: The idea; title: Discipline of students with disabilities; title: Placement of students with disabilities; title: Related services; title: Tuition reimbursement; title: Transition and graduation; title: Section 504 and the ADA; title: 14. Private schools; title: Private school employment; title: State and federal regulation; title: Private school student rights; title: Public and private school cooperation; title: Student financial assistance; title: 15. Interscholastic athletics; title: High school athletics; title: Discrimination and equity; title: Issues in coaching; title: Appendix A: United States Constitution: provisions of interest to educators; title: Appendix B; Table of Supreme Court education cases; title: The judicial system; title: How to read a case citation; title: Glossary.