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Legal Issues for Texas Teachers provides a general understanding of legal issues that face Texas teachers. This text focuses on areas of school law that are most relevant to the classroom teacher and will reveal that teachers have more legal freedom than is often portrayed by the media. Legal Issues for Texas Teachers:   Categorizes law based on four sources including constitutional law, statutory law, administrative law, and case law Explains that teachers have considerable authority to operate the classroom in the manner they see fit, as long as the authority is not abused Outlines 5 helpful rules which reveals law to often times be ambiguous:      1. Not all law is good law.      2. Just because something is legal, it does not mean that it is “right.”      3. A teacher can be disciplined for doing what is legal.      4. Know the district’s policies and follow them.      5. A person can be sued for anything.

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Author:   Mark Littleton
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
ISBN:  

9780757581113

ISBN 10:   0757581110
Pages:   82
Publication Date:   27 July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Student Interactions Student Supervision Student Discipline Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Medication and Medical Attention Summary 2. School Activities Field Trips Student Transportation Copyright Religion and Prayer Summary 3. Sexual Harassment Types of Sexual Harassment Avoiding Sexual Harassment Complaints Summary 4. Special Education Students with Disabilities The Process Classroom Instruction Student Discipline Section 504 Summary 5. Educational Records Laws Governing Educational Records Summary 6. Educator Code of Ethics Code of Ethics for Educators in Texas Reporting Ethics Violations Dilemmas Summary 7. Contracts and Employment Types of Contracts Contract Non-renewal Employment Issues Certificate Renewal Summary REFERENCES

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