Principals Avoiding Lawsuits

David Schimmel (J.D. Yale Law School) is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and co-author of 8 books about law and education including Teachers and the Law 9th Ed. (2015). He is recipient of the Education Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism and the Education Law Association's McGhehey (lifetime achievement) Award.Suzanne Eckes, J.D., Ph.D. is a professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Indiana University. Dr. Eckes has published over 100 school-law articles and book chapters, is a co-editor of the Principal's Legal Handbook, Contemporary Legal Issues in Higher Education, and School Discipline and Safety, and is a co-author of the school law books Legal Rights of Teachers and Students and Public School Law.Matthew Militello (Ph.D. Michigan State University) is the Wells Fargo Distinguished Professor in Educational Leadership at East Carolina University and co-author of five books and more then 60 articles. Prior to his academic career, Matt was a middle and high school teacher and principal in the state of Michigan.

This book gives principals the tools they need to avoid lawsuits by teaching their staff the information they need to practice preventive law.

IntroductionChapter 1: Liability for Student Injuries: Protecting Your Teachers, Your Students, and Your SchoolChapter 2: Student Freedom of ExpressionChapter 3: Special EducationChapter 4: Discipline: Student Due Process and Search and SeizureChapter 5: Student Harassment and BullyingChapter 6: Teacher Freedom of ExpressionChapter 7: Teacher Out-Of-School ConductChapter 8: ReligionChapter 9: Student Records: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy ActChapter 10: Abuse and NeglectConclusion: Teaching and Practicing Preventative LawAppendix A: Conducting Legal ResearchAppendix B: Constitutional and Judicial Sources of Education LawAppendix C: The Court SystemIndexAbout the Authors