Legal Rights of Teachers and Students

Nelda H. Cambron-McCabe, Stephen B. Thomas, and Martha M. McCarthy

The second edition ofLegal Rights of Teachers and Studentsprovides an applied treatment of the current status of the law governing public schools in the key areas that concern teachers AND students.

Written for the growing undergraduate and returning professional audience of teachers, this text addresses legal principles applicable to pre-service and in-service practitioners. This book presents the central issues that concern school personnel: church/state relations, student expression, student discipline, and teacher employment. This text will guide practitioners and alleviate concerns of new educators who are unfamiliar with the laws that govern schools.

Hallmark Features:

• Discusses implications of legal mandates and provides guidelines for school personnel in clear, non-technical language.
• Provides study questions, case scenarios and opportunities for further exploration to assist reader comprehension.
• Features a Glossary of terms and a Table of Supreme Court cases.
• Highlights changes in the law and emerging areas of controversy, such as use of metal detectors in schools, drug testing, and implementation of affirmative action plans.

New to this Edition:

• Extensive coverage of ELL, Bullying, Sexual Harassment and High-stakes Testing.
• Updated coverage of federal regulations and significant cases surrounding Special Education.
• Charts providing procedural steps and graphical depictions of laws governing areas such as Student Expression Rights, Employee Expression Rights, and IDEA Complaint procedures.
• Summary statements beginning each major heading provide a convenient advance organizer.
• Important points are printed in boldface, allowing for identification of key ideas.
• Points to Ponder at the end of the chapter provide scenarios for readers to practice applying content to everyday practice.