Foreword by Charles J. Russo
Preface
Advisement
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Preventitive Law: Developing Risk and Crisis Management
Programs
2. The School and the Legal Environment
3. The No Child Left Behind Act: Implications of NCLB on Local
Schools
4. Constitutional and Statutory Foundations of Staff Selection,
Contracting, and Evaluation
5. Teachers′ Constitutional Rights, Terms, and Conditions of
Employment
6. Students’ Rights
7. Student Discipline
8. The Principal’s Responsibilities in Providing Special Education
Services
9. Academic Issues and Student Records
10. Copyright Law
11. Search and Seizure
12. The Principal’s Responsibilities in Program Management
13. Sexual Harassment
14. Danger Creation
15. The Principal’s Tort Liability for Negligence as Applied to
Expected Duty and Standards of Care
Index
Dr. Dennis R. Dunklee is an Emeritus Professor in the Education
Leadership Department in the Graduate School of Education at George
Mason University. During his twenty-five years in public schools,
he served as a teacher, elementary school principal,
junior high and middle school principal, high school
principal, and central office administrator. During his more than
twenty years at George Mason University, he taught courses in
education law and school leadership and served as an advisor and
chair for master’s and doctoral candidates in school
leadership.
Because of his expertise and practical experience, he continues to
be frequently called on to consult in the areas of effective
schools, school law, administrator evaluation, instructional
supervision, school-community relations, problem solving, and
conflict resolution. In addition, he continues to be actively
involved as a consultant and expert witness in numerous
school-related lawsuits nationwide. As a university scholar and
researcher, he has published, and continues to publish, textbooks,
monographs, and articles on issues in the fields of school
law, business management, administrative practice, and leadership
theory. He also continues to present papers at international,
national, regional, state, and local conferences and is a widely
sought-after clinician for inservice workshops. Dr. Dunklee was an
invited participant and presenter at the 2005 Oxford (University)
Round Table on Education Law: Individual Rights and Freedoms.
He received his Ph.D. in school administration and foundations from
Kansas State University. His major area of research was in the
field of education law, and his dissertation was on tort
liability for negligence. He holds a master’s degree in elementary
and secondary school administration from Washburn University.
This is Dr. Dunklee’s eighth book for Corwin Press. His other
Corwin books are You Sound Taller on the Telephone: A
Practitioner’s View of the Principalship (1999); If You Want to
Lead Not Just Manage (2000); The Principal’s Quick Reference Guide
to School Law (2002 and 2006, with Robert J. Shoop); Strategic
Listening for School Leaders (2005, with Jeannine Tate); Anatomy of
a Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal
Actions (2006, with Robert J. Shoop); and Poverty Is NOT a Learning
Disability (2009, with Tish Howard and Sandy Grogan Dresser). Dr.
Robert J. Shoop is Professor of Education Law and Senior Scholar in
the Leadership Studies Program at Kansas State University. He has
served as a teacher, community education director, and principal,
and he was the Ohio State Evaluator of Student Rights and
Responsibilities. He is the author or coauthor of more than
one hundred journal articles, fifteen books, and several monographs
and book chapters on various legal issues. His most recent books
are Virtuous Leadership (2004); Sexual Exploitation of Students:
How to Spot it and Stop It (2003); Leadership Lessons from Bill
Snyder (1998); Sexual Harassment Prevention (1997); Sexual
Harassment on Campus: A Guide for Administrators, Faculty Members,
and Students (1996, co-edited with Dr. Bernice Sandler); and How to
Stop Sexual Harassment in Our Schools (1994).
He is also the co-producer of a number of video programs on
eliminating sexual harassment. These productions have received
national and international recognition, including First Place
Award, 1996 National Council of Family Relations Annual Media
Competition; 1996 Gold Award of Merit, Houston Film Festival; and
1995 Golden Camera Award, International Film and Video Festival.
Dr. Shoop is the 1996 recipient of the Michael C. Holen Excellence
in Graduate Teaching Award, a past recipient of Kansas State
University’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award, and a past
member of the Board of Directors of the Educational Law
Association. He has consulted with national associations,
community colleges, universities, government agencies, and
businesses and educational organizations throughout the United
States and in several foreign countries. Dr. Shoop is a nationally
recognized expert in the area of school law, with a focus on sexual
harassment and abuse prevention and risk management. He has
appeared as a guest on CNN, The Today Show with both Katie Couric
and Matt Lauer, ABC’s 20/20, MSNBC with Lester Holt, CNN, Day and
Date, The Jim Bohannon Show, The Oliver North Show, The Mark Furman
Show, The Mark Walberg Show, and Outside the Lines with Bob
Ley.
This is the seventh law-related book written by the team of Shoop
and Dunklee. Their other books are School Law for the Principal
(1992); A Primer for School Risk Management (1993); The Legal
Manual for Programming Professionals (1994); The Principal’s
Quick-Reference Guide to School Law (2002); and Anatomy of a
Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal
Actions (2005).
"The authors have taken a topic that could cover volumes and produced a concise, easily understood desk reference that I have already used on the job." -- Stephen Handley, Principal 20041202 "The examples and vignettes are right on target! The authors share the information most relevant to the daily activities of administrators, and their coverage is very complete." -- Michelle Kocar, Principal 20041012
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