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School Law: Cases and Concepts, 9/E
Michael W. LaMorte, University of Georgia

ISBN-10: 0205509290
ISBN-13: 9780205509294

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2008
Format: Cloth; 512 pp
Published: 02/12/2007

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This text is written for K-12 educators and others who have little background in school law and need to know the  sources of law under which educators operate. It focuses on an understanding of legal rationale and the principles that inform practice.

              Relevant case law, statutory law, constitutional provisions, and commentary are provided to develop a basic understanding of school law issues and the legal rationale underpinning such law.  Broad legal concepts such as due process, equal protection, freedom of expression, the wall separating church and state, and reasonable search are stressed to help professional educators gain a better understanding of the legal landscape in which they operate.

                The case method of studying school law is emphasized.  Selected cases present legal concepts in a real world context, assisting students in making the essential connection between more abstract general principles of law and their operational application in schools. 

                This text is revised every three years to present the most current available information.  But because the law changes rapidly, this text also provides students with essential skills and tools necessary for basic legal research, case citation, analyzing judicial decisions, and understanding the operations of state and federal systems of government.

             Lastly, but most importantly, the text is written in a clear, understandable, and interesting manner, to actively engage students in lively discussion, and debate concerning the application of the law in schools.  The auther provides notes and questions throughout the book to facilitate better understanding of the law and enable instructors to enrich learning through stimulating class discussions.

  • Written in a clear, jargon-free style that facilitates use by teachers, administrators, and others.
  • Includes updated, edited and verbatim court decisions and references to over 500 applicable court decisions.
  • Covers student freedom of expression, drug testing, dress codes and uniforms, search, Title IX requirements, notification of parents for refusal to participate in Pledge of Allegiance,  and school fees.
  • Addresses teacher freedom of expression, dismissal, religious speech, the teacher as role model, and Title VII and Title IX discrimination.
  • Includes a guide to using the Internet for legal research, appendices with information on analyzing court decisions, notes and questions following cases, a glossary of legal terms, and an exhaustive index.

  • The most current available IDEA statutes and regulations, including the latest updates to the law concerning discipline and due process for special education students.
  • Reviews current legal challenges and controversies regarding NCLB.
  • Discusses important case and statutory law that affects K-12 education including church and state issues such as the latest Supreme Court decisions on the posting of the Ten Commandments, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and the evolution/intelligent design debate.
  • Examines the rapidly evolving law concerning sexual orientation and the legal rights of gay students and faculty.
  • Includes the most recent school finance decisions that continue to affect schools everywhere.
  • New Instructor’s Manual with Test Questions is available online to adopters by contacting your local representative. This extensive resource, developed by the author, includes Teaching Suggestions, Application Exercises (to encourage legal research), Activities with detailed notes, Pre-Tests, and Chapter by Chapter Tests with objective and essay questions. In addition, correlations between all of these materials and the ELCC standards are included.

    This supplements package includes a Powerpoint Presentation outlines for every chapter to assist instructors when teaching with this book.

CONTENTS

TABLE OF CASES

PREFACE                                                                  

A NOTE TO USERS OF THIS TEXT

 

Chapter 1: EDUCATIONAL GOVERNANCE:  SOURCES OF LAW AND THE COURTS

I.  Sources of Law

    A.  Federal Level

        1.  Constitution and Amendments

            a.  Historical Perspective                                  

            b.  Due Process and Equal Protection                                                  

                (1)  Due Process

                (2) Equal Protection

        2. Statutes

        3. Case Law

        4. Executive Orders and Attorney General Opinions

    B.  State Level

        1.  State Constitutions

        2.  State Statutes

        3.  Case Law

        4.  State Board of Education, Chief State School Officer, and State Department of Education

        5.  Attorney General Opinions

    C.  Local Level

 

II. The American Judicial System

    A.  State Court Systems

    B.  Federal Court System

        1.  District Courts

        2.  Courts of Appeals

        3.  Supreme Court

 

Chapter 2:  SCHOOLS AND THE STATE

I.  Compulsory Attendance

    A.  Satisfied by Parochial, Private, or Home School Attendance

        Pierce v. Society of Sisters

        Notes and Questions

    B.  Regulation of Private Schools

    C.  Home Instruction

    D.  Admission Issues

 

II.  Religion in the Schools

    A.  SchoolSponsored Prayer and Bible Reading

        1.  Recitation of a State Prayer

             Engel v. Vitale

        2.  Prayer and Bible Reading

            School District of Abington Township  v. Schempp and Murray v. Curlett

            Notes and Questions

             Epilogue:  Prayer and Bible Reading

        3.  Prayers at Graduation Exercises and other Public School-Sponsored Activities

            Lee v.Weisman

            Notes and Questions

            B.  Equal Access

            C.  The Teaching of Evolution

                 Edwards v. Aguillard

                Notes and Questions

            D.  Textbooks

            E.  Distribution of Religious Literature   

            F.  Released and Shared Time and Religious Instruction

            G.  Religious Holidays

            H.  Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

 

III.  Use of Facilities

            Good News Club v. Milford Central School

            Notes and Questions

 

IV.  Aid to Nonpublic Schools

 

V.  School Fees

            Nagy v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

            Notes and Questions

 

VI.  Health Services

        A.  Immunization

            Berg v. Glen Cove City School District

            Notes

        B.  Distribution of Condoms

 

Chapter 3: STUDENTS AND THE LAW

I.  Freedom of Expression

        A.  The Tinker Doctrine

            Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

            Notes

        B.  Limiting the Tinker Doctrine

            1.  Nonpolitical Speech

            Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser

            Notes

    2.   SchoolSponsored Expressive Activities

            Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

            Notes and Questions

        C.  Participation in Patriotic Exercises

            Sherman v. Community School District 21

            Notes and Questions

 

II.  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment)

 

III.  Suspension, Expulsion, and Disciplinary Transfer

        A.  Suspension

            Goss v. Lopez

            Notes and Questions

        B.  Expulsion

            1.  Public School Expulsion

                Gonzales v. McEuen

                Notes and Questions

    2.  Private School Expulsion

                Allen v. Casper

                Note

        C.  Disciplinary Transfer

 

IV.  Corporal Punishment

                Ingraham v. Wright

                Notes and Questions

 

V.  Search of Students and Lockers

        A.  Student Search

                New Jersey v. T.L.O.

                Notes and Questions

        B.  Search for Drugs and Weapons  

        C.  Intrusive Search

        D.  Locker Search

 

VI.  Dress and Grooming

        A.  Dress

        B.  Uniforms

        C.  Grooming

 

VII.  Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Marriage

 

VIII.  Participation in Extracurricular Activities

        A.  Legal Status of Extracurricular Activities

                Palmer v. Merluzzi

                Notes and Questions

        B.  Athletics

            1.  Married Students

                Beeson v. Kiowa County School District RE1

                Notes and Questions

            2.  Gender Equity

 

IX.  School Punishment for OutofSchool Offenses

 

Chapter 4:  TEACHERS AND THE LAW

I.  Nonrenewal and Dismissal

                Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth

Notes and Questions


II.  Freedom of Expression

        A.  Tenured Teacher's Public Expression

                Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205

                Notes

        B.  Nontenured Teacher's Freedom of Expression

                Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle

                Notes

 

III.  Academic Freedom

        A.  Appropriate Material

                Fowler v. Board of Education of Lincoln County

                Notes and Questions

        B.  Political Speakers

                Wilson v. Chancellor

                Notes and Questions

 

IV.  Drug Testing

 

V.  Dress

                East Hartford Education Association v. Board of Education of Town of East Hartford

Notes and Questions

 

VI.  Teacher as Exemplar

        A.  Homosexual Teacher

                Epilogue

        B.  Adulterous Teacher

                Erb v. Iowa State Board of Public Instruction

                Notes

        C.  Criminal Activities

                Gillett v. Unified School District No. 276

                Note

        D.  Impropriety with Students

                Barcheski v. Board of Education of Grand Rapids Public Schools

                Notes

 

VII.  Employment Discrimination

        A.  Racial Discrimination

        B.  Sex Discrimination

                Fuhr v. School District of the City of Hazel Park Marshall v. Kirkland

                Notes

        C.  Pregnancy

                Eckmann v. Board of Education of Hawthorn School District

                Notes and Questions

        D.  Religious Discrimination

        E.  Age Discrimination

 

VIII.  Teacher Bargaining

                Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association

                Notes

 

IX.  Political Activities

 

Chapter 5: SCHOOL DESEGREGATION

I.  Historical Perspective

        A.  Separate but Equal Doctrine

                Plessy v. Ferguson

                Notes and Questions

        B.  De jure Public School Segregation Unconstitutional (Brown I)

                Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

                Notes and Questions

        C.  Implementation (Brown II)

                Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

                Notes and Questions

 

II.  Early Desegregation in the South

 

III.  Desegregation in the NonSouth

        A.  Intentional Segregative Action

        B.  Interdistrict Integration

                Sheff v. O'Neill

 

IV.  Current Desegregation Issues

        A.  Release from Court Order

        B.  Race-Related Placement

            1.  Magnet Schools

            2.  Weighted Lottery

            3.  Controlled Choice

 

IV.  Epilogue

 

Chapter 6: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE LAW

I. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

        A. Eligibility

        B. Identification and Evaluation of Students

        C. Substantive Educational Rights

                Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley

                Notes and Questions

        D. Individualized Education Programs

        E. Appropriate Placements

        F. Related Services

        G. Procedural Protections

        H. Discipline

        I. Transition Services

        J. Graduation and Competency Exams

        K. Cost Issues

            Notes and Questions

 

II. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

        A. Students and Section 504

                Thomas v. Atascadero Unified School District

                Notes

                Grube v. Bethlehem Area School District

                Note

        B. Employees and Section 504

 

III. The Americans with Disabilities Act

 

Chapter 7: SCHOOL FINANCE and SCHOOL CHOICE ISSUES

I.  School Finance Reform

        A.  Background                       

        B.  Early Decisions

        C.  Fiscal Neutrality

        D.  Rodriguez 

                San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez

                Notes and Questions

        E.  PostRodriguez Litigation

                Rose v. Council for  Better Education

                Notes

        F.  Results to Date

            1.  Decisions Upholding State Finance Provisions

            2.  Decisions Effecting Reform

                Listing of Selected School FinanceRelated Cases

 

II.  Choice

        A.  Choice Plans

            1.  Public School Interand IntraDistrict Open Enrollment

            2.  IntraDistrict Specialized Schools

            3.  Voucher Plan

                Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

                Notes

            4.  Charter Schools

            5.  Education Service Providers

            6.  Tuition Tax Credits

        B.  Legal Implications

 

Chapter 8: EDUCATOR AND SCHOOL DISTRICT LIABILITY

I. General Principles Underlying Educator Liability

        A.  Intentional Torts

        B.  Negligence

            1.  Duty of Care

            2.  Standard of Care

            3. Proximate Cause

            4.  Actual Loss or Injury

        C.  Defenses for Negligence

 

II.  Liability under State Law

        A.  Immunity

        B.  Supervision Issues

            1.  Before and After School

            2.  During School Hours

            3.  OffCampus Activities

 

III.  Liability under Federal Law

        A.  Liability under Title IX

            1.  Teacher-to-Student Harassment

                Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District

                Notes

            2.  Student-to-Student Harassment

                Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education

                Notes and Questions

        B.  Liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

                Wood v. Strickland

                Notes and Questions

                Carey v. Piphus

 

IV.  Parental Consent

 

V.  Malpractice

 

VI.  Insurance

       Questions

 

APPENDIX A–Analyzing a Court Decision

APPENDIX B–An Introduction to Research in School Law

APPENDIX C–The Constitution of the United States of AmericaEdited

APPENDIX D–Statutory Material

    No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

        Sec. 6301.  Statement of Purpose

        Sec. 6311.  State Plans

        Sec. 6316.  Academic Assessment and LEA and School Improvement

        Sec. 6317.  School Support and Recognition

        Sec. 6318.  Parental Involvement

        Sec. 6319.  Qualifications for Teachers and Paraprofessionals

        Sec. 6320.  Participation of Children Enrolled in Private Schools

        Sec. 6575.  Prohibition Against Federal Mandates, Direction, or Control

        Sec. 6623.  Local Use of Funds

        Sec. 6672.  Authorization of Troops-to-Teachers Program

        Sec. 6736.  Limitation on Liability for Teachers

        Sec. 7175.  Gun-Free Requirements

        Sec. 7165.  Transfer of School Disciplinary Records

        Sec. 7183.  Nonsmoking Policy for Children’s Services

        Sec. 7217a.  Participation of Children Enrolled in Private Schools

        Sec. 7221.  Charter School Programs

        Sec. 7231.  Magnet School Assistance

        Sec. 7886.  Private, Religious, and Home Schools

        Sec. 7904.  School Prayer

        Sec. 7905.  Equal Access to Public School Facilities

        Sec. 7909.  Prohibition on Federally Sponsored Testing

        Sec. 7910.  Limitations on National Testing or Certification for Teachers

        Sec. 7912.  Unsafe School Choice Option

    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

    Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

    Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments of 1986

    Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972    

        Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

        Equal Access Act of 1984

        Civil Rights, 42 U.S.C.  § 19811983

 

GLOSSARY

INDEX

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