One of the most frequently used legal defenses against the charge that a school employee or district has been negligent is contributory negligence. Contributory negligence means that the injured person failed to exercise the required standard of care for his own safety and, therefore, contributed to his own injury. (Author/WM)

Two court decisions illustrate that school personnel have responsibilities and rights in the area of student control; but courts also are cognizant of the fact that teachers, like other human beings, may err. (Author/MF)

Examines several court cases dealing particularly with censorship and discipline issues arising out of student publications. Makes proposals for "prior submission" rules. (WM)

In matters of teacher dismissal, school administrators must follow their State laws explicitly. (Author/DN)

Discusses the school's responsibility in handling student records and the rights of parents to student records. (Author/DN)

An amendment to the Alabama constitution, adopted in 1956 in an attempt to absolve the state from maintaining a public school system, was declared unconstitutional in August 1991 by the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Discusses the political circumstances surrounding the case, the court's decision, and the future course of education finance…

A teacher's private behavior, so long as it remains private, is not subject to an employer's scrutiny. (Author)

Reviews the Supreme Court's decision in "Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson School District" and its test to determine provision of a free appropriate public education. Examines court decisions since "Rowley" on whether the primary focus was whether the student was receiving a beneficial education or on procedural matters. (MLF)

School administrators do, under specific circumstances enjoy the benefits of privileged communication and can rely on some legal protection if charged with defamation of character. (Author/WM)

A discussion of two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court relating to a nontenured teacher's legal rights, especially those rights related to contract renewal. (Author/DN)

This book is meant to be practical. It attempts to clarify what one should keep in mind and to describe what courses of action are open when one confronts a particular situation. It is stated that teachers and principals encounter discipline problems not because they are deficient in skill or in virtue, but because they have inherited misleading…

Courts will generally support the dismissal of an employee who fails to follow the legitimate orders of his or her superior or who is so verbally abusive of his superior that the school's effectiveness is imparied. (Author)