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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to the Legal System and Legal Research | |
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| Policy Issues | |
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| School Desegregation | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Correcting an Inequity or Taxation Without Representation | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Constitutional and Statutory Underpinnings | |
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| Challenges to State-Fostered (De Jure) School Segregation | |
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| Challenges to Non-purposeful (De Facto) School Segregation | |
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| Desegregation of Teachers | |
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| Recent Court Activity | |
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| Case Study: Providing Plaintiffs with an Effective Remedy or an Improper Remedy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Church-State Interaction | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Equal Access or School Support of Religion? | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| The Key Principle: Government Must Remain Neutral toward Religion | |
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| Governmental Support and Regulation of Parochial Education | |
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| Religious Influences in Public Schools | |
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| Religious Objections to Public School Practices | |
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| Case Study: Free Speech or Supporting Christianity? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| No Child Left Behind Act | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Another Unfunded Mandate | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| No Child Left Behind Act | |
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| Case Study: Why does a special education teacher have to be highly qualified? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Students' Rights | |
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| School Attendance | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Schooling at Home or a Real Education | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| School Attendance | |
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| Case Study: Is Home Schooling Equivalent Education? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Student Conduct and Discipline | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Art or Violence: Where do you draw the line? | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Student Conduct | |
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| Student Discipline | |
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| Reasonableness Standard | |
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| Case Study: Drugs in Her Brassiere | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Student Records | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Peer-graded Papers or Educational Records? | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Privacy and Access to Student Records | |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | |
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| Case Study: Non-residential parent wants to attend school conferences | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| English Language Learners | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Let's Treat These New Immigrants Like Our Grandparents Were Treated? | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Bilingual-Bicultural Education | |
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| Legal Basis | |
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| Castaneda Guidelines | |
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| Bilingual Education Acts | |
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| Related Issues | |
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| Case Study: It's My Heritage and You Should Recognize It | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Education Of Students With Disabilities | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: It Wasn't So Long Ago | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA) | |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 | |
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| The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 | |
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| Due Process Issues and Concerns | |
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| Case Study: Steep Steps | |
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| Case Study: Do Special Education Services Follow The Child To A Private School Setting? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Teachers' Rights | |
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| Teachers' Rights and Concerns | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: The "Teacher" in Red | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Selected Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment | |
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| Case Study: This Pink Floyd Wasn't a Student | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Teachers-Certifications, Licensure, And Contracts For Employment | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Minimal Conditions For Pregnancy Leave | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Teacher Certification | |
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| Employment of Teachers | |
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| Teachers' Contracts | |
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| Highly Qualified Teachers | |
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| Case Study: Hire the Best and Brightest | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Collective Bargaining -Teacher-Employment | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Free Rider | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| The Collective-Bargaining Process | |
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| Other Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment | |
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| Case Study: Is Tenure Worth a Urinalysis Exam? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Teacher Dismissal and Retirement and Discrimination in Employment | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Teacher Dismissal and Retirement | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Termination of Employment through Dismissal | |
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| Termination of Employment through Retirement | |
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| Discrimination in Employment | |
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| Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities | |
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| Case Study: Private and Public | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Legal Aspects Of Schools | |
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| Local School Boards and Contract Liability | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Should the School Board Pay? | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Authority of the Local School Board | |
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| School Board Officers and Elections | |
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| School Board Meetings | |
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| General Principles of Statutory Contract Liability | |
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| The Competitive Bidding Process | |
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| Recovery under the Various Forms of Contract | |
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| Conflicts of Interest | |
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| Case Study: Variable School Boundaries? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Tort Liability of School Districts, Officers, and Employees | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Drinking in School | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Elements of the Tort of Negligence | |
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| Defenses Against Liability in the School Setting | |
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| Federal Tort Liability | |
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| Case Study: A Terrible Reaction | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Financing Public Schools and Use of Funds | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: Breakdown in a State's Balance of Power | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| Public School Revenues | |
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| Allocation of State Funds | |
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| Local School District Budgets and Expenditures | |
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| Proper and Fund Use | |
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| School Property | |
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| Use of School Funds for Particular Purposes | |
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| Case Study: Can School Property Use Be Refused to Religious Groups? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| School Violence and Internet Issues | |
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| Overview | |
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| Case Study: School Violence on the Internet | |
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| Important Concepts | |
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| School Violence | |
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| Juvenile Courts | |
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| Student Free Speech and the Internet | |
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| Case Study: Juvenile Court Proceedings or School Records? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Case Briefs | |
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| Selected Provisions of the Constitution of the United States | |
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| Table of Authorities | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |