This is an essential text for educators and policy makers at all levels. It is practical, easy to read, and contains relevant information on historical and contemporary legal issues affecting the organization and administration of schools in America.   It provides valuable information regarding school safety, alcohol and breathalyzers, the Patriot Act, the evolution of the U.S. Constitution, Intelligent Design, Ten Commandments, The Theory of Evolution, child abuse, the use of Personal Data Assistants, confidentiality involving school counselors, Family Medical Leave Act, Intellectual Property and Fair Use, Charter Schools, landmark cases involving posting of the Ten Commandments, Title IX retaliation, the Reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act and much more. Relevant case law rulings, charts and tables are integrated through this text to provide concrete knowledge that will allow educational leaders to operate within the boundaries of constitutional, statutory, and case law.

This market-leading text for graduate-level courses in educational law is a combined textbook/casebook that provides a comprehensive view of the law that governs the public school system of America. The case method approach allows instructors to involve discussion to discover and expose the reasoning of the law. This helps students relate factual situations to the law while recognizing similar experiences they may have as practicing teachers and administrators.

 The second edition of one of the top special education law books in the field acquaints readers with the legal development and current legal requirements of special education.  The book includes new information on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.  Special Education K-12 Teachers and Administrators.

This text examines is written for K-12 educators and others who have little background in school law and need to know the  sources of law under which educators operate. It focuses on an understanding of legal rationale and principles that inform practice.               Relevant case law, statutory law, constitutional provisions, and commentary are provided to develop a basic understanding of school law issues and the legal rationale underpinning such law.  Broad legal concepts such as due process, equal protection, freedom of expression, the wall separating church and state, and reasonable search are stressed to help professional educators gain a better understanding of the legal landscape in which they operate.

This is a very concise, easy to read, reference to critical aspects of school law for any pre-service or in-service teacher.  It can be used to discuss current legal issues in public schools, as a basic text or a supplemental text.  The text is formatted to allow for flexible teaching strategies including lectures, discussion, debates, case studies, and case analysis. As a professor of teacher education, do you want a resource that responds to contemporary legal problems pre-service teachers will face in their profession?  Do you want a text that provides well crafted guides to assist prospective teachers to resolve legal issues and reduce their chances of facing law suits?  You will find this text to be practical, informative, easy to understand, entertaining, and extremely useful for teacher educators of the 21st century.

Law and Ethics for School Administrators offers a real-world, problem-based approach to legal and ethical issues that emphasizes application, standards and cases throughout.  Aligned with ELCC and ISLLC Standards, the book guides administrators as they face issues such as: education, religion and community values; privacy&First Amendment rights of students; students, due process, and safe schools; student search and seizure; equal protection; children and special needs; tort liability; teacher employment, supervision, and collective bargaining; teacher constitutional law; and computers and the Internet. Integrated examples, do’s and don’ts features, and case studies present legal and ethical dilemmas based on typical school issues and encourage the development of successful leadership skills.

This text provides a question and answer format which addresses every aspect of school law from a teacher’s and school administrator’s perspective. Clearly written and useful to both teachers and school administrators, this text focuses on legal issues reflecting current trends that are important to educators in the 21’st century. The authors designed the text for school professionals seeking an easy to use reference on every important area of school law, including student and employee rights, the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on those rights, and how to understand their legal rights and responsibilities.  This up-to-date presentation provides insights into laws governing education as well as court decisions from all 50 states and the federal courts.  Guiding legal principles are presented in such a way that educators can easily understand and follow today’s trends in the law governing education.

Now in its second edition, California School Law is the only comprehensive source discussing how federal and state law affects the day-to-day operation of the state's traditional public, charter, and private schools. While the book is comprehensive, the authors have written it for a broad audience. California School Law has become a coveted desk-top reference for administrators, governing board members, school attorneys, union leaders, and policymakers. It also has been widely adopted as a classroom textbook in educational administration and education law classes. In commenting on the first edition, Michael Kirst, Stanford University Education Professor-Emeritus, noted that "The writing style is a blend of law and policy that is easy to follow." Other reviews that greeted the first edition are available on this website.The first chapter provides an explanation of the legal framework within which California schooling takes place and key players at the state, district, and school level. Ensuing chapters examine student attendance and truancy, curriculum law, employment law, teacher and student rights of expression, the school and religion, students with disabilities, student discipline, privacy and search and seizure, and legal liability in both state and federal court. Also included are chapters on unions and collective bargaining, educational finance issues, and racial and gender discrimination. Appendices provide a glossary of legal terminology, an explanation of how to find and read legislative enactments and judicial decisions, and a list of sources for accessing law. The book's table of contents is included on this website. Also included are links two sections from the second edition, one dealing with the discipline of students with disabilities and the other with student rights of expression.Law never stands still. To keep the book current, the authors will maintain a cumulative update for the second edition on this website.

    Do teachers have a right to dress as they wish? Can Social Studies Teachers be prohibited from discussing controversial issues? When can copyrighted works be copied without permission?   If you’ve ever pondered these or other questions of law, you need to know the right answers! In School Law: What Every Educator Should Know, A User-Friendly Guide, David Schimmel, Louis Fischer, and Leslie Stellman demystify educational law one question at a time and provide clarity to hundreds of topics that affect teachers today—NCLB, Vouchers, School Choice, Discipline, Academic Freedom, Liability for Student Injuries, Due Process, Search and Seizure, Dress and Grooming, to Harassment and Child Abuse—encompassing law established by state and federal statutes, constitutions, and court decisions. The authors offer friendly translations of legal jargon into everyday English, empowering educators to take the law constructively into their own hands and use it as a source of guidance and protection to improve their schools and classrooms.   School Law: What Every Educator Should Know, A User-Friendly Guide is a powerful reference every educator can use and is a perfect resource for seminars and courses in Education Foundations, Introduction to Educational Psychology, School Counseling, Field Experience, Student Teaching Practicum, and Classroom Management, where knowledge of core legal concepts is important.   Make the law work for you… “With its question/answer format, [this] book provides a general overview of how the legal system applies to the practice of education, considering many questions one might not think to ask.”         —Meghan M. Reilly, Andover High School, Andover, MA    “There is an excellent balance of legal citations in contrast with specific examples that almost every instructor can relate to in their experience as a classroom teacher.” —Thomas J. Little Jr., Kokomo-Center Schools, Kokomo, IN

Judy Sheindlin, former supervising judge for Manhattan Family Court has, for 24 years, laid down the law as she understands it: if you want to eat, you have to work; if you have children, you'd better support them; if you break the law, you have to pay; if you tap the public purse, you'd better be accountable. She abandons all judicial restraint in a scathing critique of the system, filled with hard-nosed alternatives to what she perceives as the US' bloated welfare bureaucracy and soft-on-crime laws.