School Law and the Public Schools:
A Practical Guide for Educational
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Chapter 1: Legal Framework Affecting Public Schools
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Chapter 2: Religion and the Public Schools
Chapter 3: Student Rights and Restrictions
Chapter 4: National Security and School Safety
Chapter 5: Individuals with Disabilities
Chapter 6: School Personnel and School District Liability
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Chapter 7: Liability and Student Records
Chapter 8: Teacher Freedoms
Chapter 9: Discrimination in Employment
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Chapter 10: Recruitment, Tenure, Dismissal, and Due Process
Chapter 11: The Instructional Program and School Attendance
Chapter 12: School Desegregation
Chapter 13: Public School Finance
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Chapter 1-13 Answers are at the end of Each Chapter
Application Exercises
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to accompany
School Law And The Public Schools: A Practical Guide for
Educational Leaders 7th edition
Nathan L. Essex
School Law And The Public Schools (7th edition) includes 40
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scenario-based Application Exercises.
Purpose:
The exercises are designed to advance your students
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professional development by taking them into educational
settings through authentic scenarios that provide them with
significant legal challenges and problems that principals and
superintendents most likely will encounter during their
professional careers.
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Structure:
Each exercise is structured with the following components:
1. Title of the exercise
2. A one or two paragraph overview that establishes the context for the
exercise
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3. A scenario that presents a legal challenge or problem
4. A series of higher-order thinking constructed-response questions that
prompt students to reflect on how they would deal with the challenge or problem
presented
5. A model response for each question (You have the option of inserting
these responses into the feedback mechanism in your LMS.)
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Assigning the Exercises:
The exercises can be assigned in three or more ways, such as:
1. Assigning them for homework after a chapter has been covered in
class
2. Using them as focal points for small-group discussions
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3. Using them as focal points for whole-class discussions
Each exercise should take approximately 15-25 minutes to complete.
The Exercises:
The following is a list of the exercises, by title.
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Chapter 1:
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, Application Exercise 1.1: A Political School Board Member Makes an
Employment Request
Application Exercise 1.2: Formulation of Legally Defensible Policies
Application Exercise 1.3: A New State Board of Education Member
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Faces New Challenges
Chapter 2:
Application Exercise 2.1: Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools
Application Exercise 2.2: Religious Displays in Schools
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Application Exercise 2.3: Legal Risks of Holding a Graduation
Ceremony in a Church
Chapter 3:
Application Exercise 3.1: The Constitutional Rights of Students
Application Exercise 3.2: The Due Process Rights of Students
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Application Exercise 3.3: Student Search Involving a Protruding
Object
Chapter 4:
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Application Exercise 4.1: Bullying in Public Schools
Application Exercise 4.2: Hazing in Public Schools
Application Exercise 4.3: Responding to Gangs in School Settings
Chapter 5:
Application Exercise 5.1: Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Request
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Application Exercise 5.2: Harassment: A Student with Disabilities
Withdrawn from School
Application Exercise 5.3: Disciplining Students with Disabilities
Chapter 6:
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Application Exercise 6.1: Supervision at a Saturday Volleyball
Program
Application Exercise 6.2: Teacher Liability and Playground
Supervision
Application Exercise 6.3: Supervision Before School
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Chapter 7:
Application Exercise 7.1: Section 504 and FERPA Violations Reports:
Medical Records
Application Exercise 7.2: Section 504 and FERPA Violations Reports:
Disciplinary Records
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Application Exercise 7.3: Educational Records, Student Injury and
School Liability
Application Exercise 7.4: A Video Involved in a School Fight
Chapter 8:
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Application Exercise 8.1: A Teacher’s Use of the ―N‖ Word in Class
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