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This book gives principals the tools they need to avoid lawsuits by
teaching their staff the information they need to practice
preventive law. Lawsuits often begin when teachers unintentionally
violate students' rights such as searching a student's cell phone
without reasonable suspicion or failing to follow a student's
Individualized Education Program. These violations do not occur
because teachers intend to break the law. They occurred because the
vast majority of teachers are not required to learn about the
rights and responsibilities of students and teachers in their
teacher preparation programs. As a result, most teachers get their
legal information from the "law school" of the teachers'
lounge-that is, from colleagues who are similarly uninformed and
misinformed. Instead, what teachers want and need is an in-service
program that will provide them with a basic understanding of school
law. But most busy principals don't have the time, knowledge and
resources to provide such a program for their staff. This book will
meet this critical, unmet need. It provides principals with the
resources and lesson plans they need to incorporate school law into
their professional development program. As a result, their teachers
will get their information about school law from a reliable source
- not from the rumors, fears and myths of the teachers' lounge. By
empowering their teachers with legal knowledge, principals and
teachers will avoid lawsuits by becoming partners in the practice
of preventive law.
This book gives principals the tools they need to avoid lawsuits by
teaching their staff the information they need to practice
preventive law. Lawsuits often begin when teachers unintentionally
violate students' rights such as searching a student's cell phone
without reasonable suspicion or failing to follow a student's
Individualized Education Program. These violations do not occur
because teachers intend to break the law. They occurred because the
vast majority of teachers are not required to learn about the
rights and responsibilities of students and teachers in their
teacher preparation programs. As a result, most teachers get their
legal information from the "law school" of the teachers'
lounge-that is, from colleagues who are similarly uninformed and
misinformed. Instead, what teachers want and need is an in-service
program that will provide them with a basic understanding of school
law. But most busy principals don't have the time, knowledge and
resources to provide such a program for their staff. This book will
meet this critical, unmet need. It provides principals with the
resources and lesson plans they need to incorporate school law into
their professional development program. As a result, their teachers
will get their information about school law from a reliable source
- not from the rumors, fears and myths of the teachers' lounge. By
empowering their teachers with legal knowledge, principals and
teachers will avoid lawsuits by becoming partners in the practice
of preventive law.
It is essential that today's educators and school leaders are more
informed about the legal rights and entitlements of students with
disabilities. This resource provides eight easy-to-implement lesson
plans on special education law that require no legal knowledge and
can be facilitated by school principals, special education
directors, teachers, or university instructors. In short one-hour
sessions, participants learn by engaging in practical activities
instead of only passive reading about the law. All of the lessons
utilize actual situations that have led to expensive litigation and
each includes the following sections: Introduction for
Facilitators; Materials Needed; Background, Purpose, and Objectives
of the Lesson; Hook; Activity; Questions for Conversation; Test
Your Knowledge; and Additional Resources. This one-of-a-kind book
will help schools and districts reduce the time and energy devoted
to dealing with violations of the law, resolving parental
complaints, correcting errors by school employees, and more. Book
Features: A focus on important special education legal issues
occurring in schools today. Field-tested lesson plans that can be
adopted by schools nationwide because they are based on federal
law.Everything needed to teach the lessons, including materials,
scripts, interactive activities, and discussion questions.
Measurable objectives and assessments to ensure the participants
have learned the intended content of the lesson.
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