Principals Teaching the Law
10 Legal Lessons Your Teachers Must Know
- David Schimmel - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
- Suzanne Eckes - University of Wisconsin, USA
- Matthew Militello - East Carolina University, USA, East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, USA
Tackling the most common legal issues facing schools today, this book equips school leaders with a professional development curriculum for effectively training staff on education law and other critical topics that affect teachers' everyday work. Organized into 10 ready-made lessons, this resource includes:
- One-hour sessions on topics such as student discipline, special education, and freedom of expression
- Warm-up activities, objectives, a summary of legal principles, application activities, and assessments for each session
- Facilitation aids such as common questions and answers, timing recommendations, alternate activities, reproducible content, and recommended readings
- An online supplement with key terminology, a legal knowledge survey, and lesson plans
Principals Teaching the Law helps you provide your staff with the legal knowledge needed to avoid unnecessary lawsuits, understand teacher and student rights, and work within the boundaries of the law.
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“This pioneering book breaks new ground in an area traditionally considered too complex by school staff."
"Principals are the key contacts for legal questions in their schools. Principals can use this book for professional development opportunities for staff, and school districts can use the book for training administrators.”
"Principals Teaching the Law will really help school law professors, too. The book offers great class activities, and is specifically designed to teach school law to teachers. I do hope that the principal associations recommend this book to their members. As a building principal for 18 years – this book covers the things you need to know as a principal and teacher."
“It is a fantastic book…easy to read, well-written, and easy to use.”
“All educators have had or will have experience with the legal aspects of the profession. This book not only provides immediate information and examples, it also leads the reader to additional support and research.”