Description

A comprehensive quick reference that covers virtually every legal challenge faced by schools today

Veteran school administrators Bill Streshly and Larry Frase have taken their classic "quick reference" and combined it with the insight and experience of a practicing school attorney for a comprehensive, up-to-date reference that covers all the basics and more, including:

Education′s legal framework
Making the system work for you
Understanding the direction of the changing law
The struggle for human rights: students, parents
Separation of church and state
Managing grades, tests, and student records
School discipline
School safety and security
Special education
Personnel management
Collective bargaining

... as well as new strategies for avoiding lawsuits and a highly useful "troubleshooting guide".

New to the Second Edition:
Summaries and insights on the newest laws and trends in legislation ... and now, for the first time, experienced administrators William Streshly and Larry Frase, join forces with John Walsh, a practicing attorney with extensive experience in school law, combining his knowledge of the judicial system with the needs of educators.