The educator's guide to Texas school law / Jim Walsh, Frank Kemerer, and Laurie Maniotis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Jim, 1950- author.

Kemerer, Frank R., author.

Maniotis, Laurie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational law and legislation--Texas.

Educational law and legislation.

Educators--Legal status, laws, etc--Texas.

Educators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (502 p.)

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Much has changed in the area of school law since the first edition of The Educator's Guide was published in 1986. Successive editions grew incrementally longer to keep abreast of legal developments. In this new eighth edition, the authors have streamlined the discussion by pruning older material and weaving in new developments. The result is an authoritative source on all major dimensions of Texas school law that is both well integrated and easy to read. Intended for Texas school personnel, school board members, interested attorneys, and taxpayers, the eighth edition explains what the law is and what the implications are for effective school operations. It is designed to help professional educators avoid expensive and time consuming lawsuits by taking effective preventive action. It is an especially valuable resource for school law courses and staff development sessions. The eighth edition begins with a review of the legal structure of the Texas school system. As Chapter 1 notes, education law is a complex interweaving of state and federal constitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial law. It is important to understand the nature of the system before reading other sections. Successive chapters address attendance and the instructional program, the education of children with special needs, employment and personnel, expression and associational rights, the role of religion in public schools, student discipline, open meetings and records, privacy, search and seizure, and legal liability under both federal and Texas law. In addition to state law, the book addresses the role of the federal government in school operation through such major federal legislation as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Statute and case references are kept as simple as possible, and a complete index of case citations is included for those readers who wish to consult the cases themselves. The appendices describe how case law is reported and where to find it, along with a glossary of legal terms and a listing of other sources on Texas school law.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. An Overview of Education Law, Texas Schools, and Parent Rights""; ""Sources of Law""; ""Constitutional Law""; ""Statutory Law""; ""Administrative Law""; ""Judicial Law""; ""The Structure and Governance of the Texas School System""; ""Texas Legislature""; ""State Board of Education and the Texas Education Agency""; ""Local School Districts""; ""Charter Schools""; ""Private Schools""; ""School Administrators""; ""District- and Campus-Level Decision-Making""; ""How the U.S. Constitution and Federal Government Affect Texas Schools""

""Key Provisions of the U.S. Constitution""""Important Federal Statutes""; ""School Finance""; ""Parent Rights""; ""Rights within Public Schools""; ""Choosing Private Schools""; ""Educating Children at Home""; ""Summary""; ""2. Student Attendance and the Instructional Program""; ""Attendance""; ""Impermissible Discrimination""; ""Residency, Guardianship, and the Right to Attend a District's Schools""; ""The Compulsory School Attendance Law""; ""Kindergarten and Prekindergarten Programs""; ""Absences""; ""Maintaining a Safe School Environment""; ""The Instructional Program""

""The Required Curriculum""""Student Assessment""; ""School District Accountability""; ""The Effect of the No Child Left Behind Act""; ""Removal of Objectionable Library and Study Materials""; ""Technology at School: Computers, the Internet, and Cell Phones""; ""The Federal Copyright Law""; ""Extracurricular Activities and the UIL""; ""Addressing the Needs of Special Groups""; ""At-Risk Children""; ""Bilingual Children""; ""Gifted Children""; ""Abused and Neglected Children""; ""Summary""; ""3. Special Education""; ""The Jargon of Special Education""; ""Federal Legislation""; ""Child Find""

""Evaluation""""Eligibility""; ""Response to Intervention (RtI)""; ""ARD Committee""; ""Individualized Education Program""; ""General Curriculum""; ""NCLB and Statewide Assessments""; ""Least Restrictive Environment""; ""Procedural Safeguards""; ""Attorneys' Fees""; ""FAPE""; ""Related Services""; ""Extended School Year Services""; ""Unilateral Placements""; ""Private-School Children""; ""Discipline of Students with Disabilities""; ""Expulsion""; ""Stay Put""; ""Change of Placement""; ""Ten Days""; ""Manifestation Determinations""; ""Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973""

""Summary""""4. The Employment Relationship""; ""Constitutional Issues""; ""Due Process of Law""; ""How Much Process Is Due?""; ""Types of Employment Arrangements""; ""At-Will Employment""; ""Non-Chapter 21 Contracts""; ""Probationary Contracts""; ""Term Contracts""; ""Continuing Contracts""; ""Third-Party Independent Contract Educators and Retire/Rehire""; ""Selection of Staff""; ""Certification and the Role of SBEC""; ""Nondiscrimination Laws""; ""Protected Activity""; ""The Hiring Process""; ""Criminal Records""; ""The Impact of NCLB""; ""Restrictions on Employment""

""Ending the Relationship""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-76085-X

OCLC:

884280089