American Public School Law, 7th Edition

Kern Alexander - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

M. David Alexander - Virginia Tech University

ISBN-10: 0495506192  ISBN-13: 9780495506195

1232 Pages   Casebound

© 2009     Published

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• Overview
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• About the Author
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• Table of Contents
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• Features
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• New to this Edition

Table of Contents

1. The Legal System.
2. Historical Perspective of Public Schools.
3. Role of the Federal Government.
4. Governance of Public Schools.
5. Church and State.
6. School Attendance.
7. The Instructional Program.
8. Student Rights: Speech, Expression, and Privacy.
9. Student Rights: Common Law, Constitutional Due Process, and Statutory Protections.
10. Rights of Students with Disabilities.
11. Tort Liability.
12. Defamation and Student Records.
13. School District Liability.
14. Certification, Contracts, and Tenure.
15. Teacher Rights and Freedoms.
16. Due Process Rights of Teachers.
17. Discrimination in Employment.
18. Collective Bargaining.
19. Desegregation of Public Schools.
20. School Finance.
21. School Property and Buildings.
Appendixes.