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Application Exercises
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
scenario-based Application Exercises.
Purpose:
The exercises are designed to advance your students
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.
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
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.)
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
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.
 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
Faces New Challenges
 Chapter 2:
 Application Exercise 2.1: Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools
 Application Exercise 2.2: Religious Displays in Schools
 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
 Application Exercise 3.3: Student Search Involving a Protruding
Object
 Chapter 4:
 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
 Application Exercise 5.2: Harassment: A Student with Disabilities
Withdrawn from School
 Application Exercise 5.3: Disciplining Students with Disabilities
 Chapter 6:
 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
 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
 Application Exercise 7.3: Educational Records, Student Injury and
School Liability
 Application Exercise 7.4: A Video Involved in a School Fight
 Chapter 8:
 Application Exercise 8.1: A Teacher’s Use of the ―N‖ Word in Class



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,  Application Exercise 8.2: Teachers Sharing Cell Phone Numbers with
Students
 Application Exercise 8.3: Teacher Freedom of Expression and Racial
Epithets
 Chapter 9:
 Application Exercise 9.1: Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
 Application Exercise 9.2: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against A
School Principal
 Application Exercise 9.3: A Teacher’s Refusal to Use a Student’s
Personal Pronoun
 Chapter 10:
 Application Exercise 10.1: Inappropriate Conduct: Caught in the Act
 Application Exercise 10.2: Dismissal Based on Grounds of
Incompetency
 Application Exercise 10.3: Prohibited Speech by Teachers in
Classrooms
 Chapter 11:
 Application Exercise 11.1: Book Ban Demanded by School Board
Member
 Application Exercise 11.2: School Voucher Debate
 Application Exercise 11.3: Barriers to School Attendance Involving
Undocumented Students
 Chapter 12:
 Application Exercise 12.1: Impact of Segregation on Black Children
 Application Exercise 12.2: Complying with Equal Opportunity
Challenges
 Application Exercise 12.3: School Integration and a Diverse Student
Body
 Chapter 13:
 Application Exercise 13.1: The Plight of Children Living in Poverty
 Application Exercise 13.2: Impact of Adequacy and Equity Funding on
Students in Public Schools
 Application Exercise 13.3: Budget Reduction in Public School
Districts




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, Chapter 1
Test Item File


School Law and the Public Schools:
A Practical Guide for Educational Leaders

Seventh Edition



Nathan L. Essex
University of Memphis

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Legal Framework Affecting Public Schools 1
Learning Objective Quizzes 1
Application Exercise 7
Test Items 14
Test Answer Key 16




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