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School Law for TeachersWilliam Allan Kritsonis PhD



Robert L Marshall EdD Texas AampM-Kingsville Arthur L Petterway PhD Pairie View AampM University

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Sexual Misconduct with Certain Students

Probationary Contract Status

Health Insurance




Sovereign immunity and liability Teachers are immune from tort

liability except in cases of

negligence

HOW OR FOR WHAT REASONS

CAN WE BE HELD LIABLE FOR

NEGILGENCE




Professional code of ethics State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC)

The educator shall not knowingly

deceptive practices regarding official policies misappropriate divert or use monies personnel

property or equipment

submit fraudulent requests for reimbursementexpenses or pay




Code of Ethics continued use institutional or professional privileges for

personal or partisan advantage

accept nor offer gratuities gifts or favors thatimpair professional judgment

not falsify records or direct or coerce others to

do so not interfere with a colleagues exercise of

political professional or citizenship rights




Code of Ethics continued not harm others by knowingly making false

statements about a colleague or the school not reveal confidential health or personnel

information concerning colleagues not reveal confidential information concerning

students

furnish alcohol or illegalunauthorized drugs to anystudent or knowingly allow any student to consumealcohol or illegalunauthorized drugs in the presenceof the educator




Code of ethics continued use coercive means or promise of special treatment in

order to influence professional decisions or colleagues

deliberately or knowingly misrepresent facts regardinga student

exclude a student from participation in a program or

grant an advantage to a student on the basis of race

color sex disability national origin religion or family status




Student and family basic rights Center for Study and Prevention of Violence

National School Safety Center

Parent Rights

Student Rights Teacher Rights httpwwwtftorglegalspecedcfm

Teacher GrievancesmdashTSTA httpwwwtstaorglegalgrievance-teachersshtml




Student and personnel records FERPA for known as Buckley Amendment

Family Rights to Privacy Acthttpwwwedgovpolicygenguidfpcoferpastudentshtmlexp=0

httpwwwedgovpolicygenguidfpcoferpaparentshtmlexp=0

K-12 Classroom Lawhttpwwwedu-cyberpgcomTeachersHome_Teachers3html

Parent Rightshttpwwwteastatetxusparent_invprightshtml




Special Education Basics FOLLOW PROCEDURES

Implement the IEP to the letter

Have an IEP not a GEP

Modify appropriately

Proper placement in the LRE Dot every ldquoirdquo

Cross every ldquotrdquo




Special education basics IDEA Practices httpwwwideapracticesorgresourcesindexphp

IDEA Law

httpwwwideapracticesorglawbriefsteachersphp Parents Rights

Information on procedural safeguards and the rights of parents of students with

disabilities

Due Process Hearings

Information and link to the Special Education Due Process Hearing Decisions andinformation about the Special Education Hearing Officers

Texas Education Code (the state Law)

httpwwwteastatetxustealawhtml




Special Education Continued Federal Resource Center for Special Education

httpwwwdsscorgfrcindexhtm

National Information Center for Children andYouth with Disabilities

httpwwwnichcyorg httpwwwideapracticesorglawbriefsbrief05php




Student discipline Consistency Consistency

Consistency Consistency

Fair and Impartial Know and follow the policy

Give due process

Inform student of policy Minimal

Procedural

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Complaints and grievances School Policies

DGBA Employees

Follow the steps and procedures Meet the time-line Be Precise

FNG Parents and Students

Follow steps and procedures Meet the time-line Be Precise

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Sexual harassment Hostile Environment (severeprevasive)

Quid-Pro-Quo (exchangeof favors)

Requirements for Schools Report

Investigate httpwwwwcwonlineorgharassment httpwgbyorgeduflirtagdisqhtml Harassment-Free Hallways Site Index httpwwwaauworgefharassindexcfm




Child abuse reporting Your responsibility is to report suspected child

abuse or child neglect

ldquohaving cause to believe physical or mental welfare has

been or may be adversely affectedrdquo




Teacher contract basics Probationary Contract

Requirement changed this year

Continuing Contract Term Contract

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Technology and copyright issues Copyright Basics

Circular published by US Copyright Office tu Copyright Basics Crash Course

httpwwwutsystemeduOGCintellectualpropertycprtindxhtmtop

Selected Historic Copyright Decisions httpsupctlawcornelledusupctcasescopyrthtm

Dr Marshall Computer and Internet Law httpeducationtamukeduEDED5322linkshtm

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Probationary Contract Status

Health Insurance






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