Pros: excellent, informational, in-depth
Cons: nice, doesn’t have any |
This book A Teacher's Pocket Guide to School Law is written by Nathan L Essex is a professor of Educational Law and Leadership at the University of Memphis and President of Southwest Tennessee Community College. In this book the author Nathan L Essex covers several topics that have not been included in past law books.
This book gives the reader a clear guide to issues which is very helpful. The book covers contemporary legal issues such as IDEA 2004, school uniforms, school vouchers, charter schools, zero tolerance, school gangs, pagers and cell phones, use of metal detectors, Internet use |
No Child Left Behind, intellectual property and sexual harassment, and lots more so that teachers can respond to current issues/challenges they will face in public schools.
It also includes handy things like a good index, a separate list of all the court cases discussed, appendices that include relevant sections of the Constitution, selected federal statutes, and descriptions of major organizations and how they can impact a teacher. Overall this is an excellent book, is easy to use and offers guidelines to stay out legal difficulties. |
