School law and the public schools Book

	List of cases
	Preface
	About the author
Ch. 1	Legal framework affecting public schools	1
	Sources of law	1
	The U.S. system of courts	5
	Analysis of an appellate court opinion	7
	The supreme court	9
Ch. 2	Religion and the public schools	12
	School sponsored prayer	13
	School sponsored Bible reading	15
	Silent prayer and meditation	16
	Aid to parochial schools	17
	Prayer at school events	20
	Voluntary prayer at commencement exercises	23
	Use of school facilities by religious student groups	26
	Religious activities and holiday programs	32
Ch. 3	Students, the law, and public schools	43
	Freedom of expression	44
	Dress and appearance	52
	Search and seizure	54
	"No pass, no play" rule	63
	Use of pagers and cellular phones	64
	Corporal punishment	65
	Classroom harassment	73
	Pregnant students	76
	Married students	77
Ch. 4	Due process and student safety	82
	Homeland security	82
	Handling gang violence in schools	86
	School uniform dress policies, school safety, and students' freedom of expression rights	88
	Zero tolerance and school safety	89
	School suspension	94
	Expulsion	97
	Metal detectors	100
	Drug testing	101
Ch. 5	Individuals with disabilities	105
	Individuals with disabilities education act of 1990 (IDEA)	107
	National council on disability	109
	Disciplining students with disabilities	120
	Individuals with disabilities education act of 1997	124
Ch. 6	School personnel and school district liability	135
	The school as a safe place	135
	Limiting liability for school violence	136
	Liability of school personnel	141
	Intentional torts	145
	Unintentional torts	149
	Defenses for negligence	152
	Duties of supervision	157
	Liability involving civil rights statutes	162
Ch. 7	Liability and student records	168
	Sanctions for violating family privacy rights	168
	Rights of parents	170
	Rights of noncustodial parents	171
	Rights of eligible students	171
	Rights of school personnel	171
	Enforcement of state or federal statutes	172
	Family education rights and privacy act	172
	No child left behind act of 2001	174
	Defamation involving school personnel	177
	Defenses against defamation	182
Ch. 8	Teacher freedoms	187
	Substantive and procedural considerations	187
	Freedom of expression	188
	Freedom of association	195
	Dress and grooming	198
	Right to privacy	202
	Religious freedoms	205
	Title VII : religious discrimination	209
Ch. 9	Discrimination in employment	214
	Title VII : discrimination	214
	The rehabilitation act of 1973 and the Americans with disabilities act of 1990	218
	Affirmative action : California and proposition 209	226
	Pregnancy and public school employment	233
	Issues involving national origin : proposition 187	238
Ch. 10	Recruitment, tenure, dismissal, and due process	243
	Recruitment of personnel	243
	Tenure	245
	Dismissal for cause	251
	Collective bargaining	269
Ch. 11	The instructional program	279
	Control of public schools	279
	Compulsory attendance	280
	Health requirements	283
	Residence	284
	Curriculum standards	285
	No child left behind act of 2001	287
	Use of the internet for instruction	290
	Grading and academic requirements	294
	Educational malpractice	301
Ch. 12	School desegregation	308
	De Jure segregation	308
	Brown II implementation	309
	Free transfer and freedom of choice program	312
	The civil rights act of 1964	315
	Intra-district segregation	316
App. A	The constitution of the United States : provisions and amendments affecting education	324
App. B	Summary of relevant federal statutes	329
	Glossary of relevant legal terms	347
	Index	351