This case study is a narrative of four major leadership paradigms: managerial, transactional, transformational, and distributed leaderships. Understanding these leadership styles may help both practicing and prospective school leaders navigate better in the complex, dynamic, murky, and challenging waters of educational leadership. Furthermore,…

This is the first in what the Review hopes will be a regular column on school law and its implications for teachers. This article focused on copywrited materials and the teacher. (Editor/RK)

An understanding of school law is of critical importance if one is to remain successful as a school administrator in America. This book's purpose is to provide busy school administrators with a quick source of information about the law and court decisions that shape the education playing field. It is both comprehensive and brief. Chapter 1…

The author's ten commandments are intended to provide teachers with significant general guidelines for use in the classroom. The areas covered include worship in the classroom, academic freedom, corporal punishment, slander and libel, and student safety. (IRT)

Members of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE) should question what they want educators to remember a decade after completing a basic school law course. The question was put at NOLPE's first convention in 1955 when President Madaline Kinter Remmlein sought cooperation for beginning courses in school law and gave…

Studies of growing negligence litigation against school districts demonstrate that all school personnel should become knowledgeable about basic legal tenets. Inspection of facilities and grounds should be a daily responsibility, as well as care of employees and adults present on school premises. (CJH)

This course book is a collection of reading materials (articles, memoranda, presentations) to be used in conjunction with seminars focusing on advocacy in education. There are 13 topics that include issues surrounding separation of church and state in the public-school environment; constitutional rights of secondary school students; special…

The host of legal and regulatory parameters that bound the operation of a school and dictate how things must be done is a matter of significant concern to a new principal. Legal and regulatory requirements are different in different states and localities. Even in a single location, they change over time. The knowledge base is both enormous and…

According to the American Tort Reform Association's (ATRA) survey of secondary school principals, concern about liability was cited for cutting back or terminating many activities. ATRA recommends some major legislative change including reform of the doctrine of joint and several liability, and placing limits on noneconomic and punitive damage…

Alerts readers to a number of health hazards associated with products and processes commonly used in art classes. Describes current concerns, outlines steps to be taken to protect teachers and students, lists toxic substances that can be found in art materials, and suggests alternative materials that can be used. (PGD)

A 15-item test in basic school law is intended for school principals. Provided are the correct answers and the key court cases on which the answers are based; and how 106 South Carolina principals scored on the test. (MLF)

Discusses the changes that schools will have to make to ensure that all lab exercises are done in compliance with the new chemical hygiene law. Two tables are included: (1) Chemical Hygiene Compliance; and (2) Duties of a Chemical Hygiene Officer. (ZWH)

Court-ordered desegregation of a midwestern junior high school was quickly achieved because of staff commitment to the plan, which included a uniform discipline code and staff resolution of ongoing problems. (CJH)

The judicial trend is against according broad First Amendment protection for teacher grievants. Administrators who do not support legitimate labor activity, however, may experience teacher retaliation. (CJH)

An alternative to school district protection during the current insurance crisis is self-insurance consolidation, which can eventually reduce premiums and enable needed tort reform. (CJH)