"Now teachers have an absolute desk reference that could be called ′How to Stay in the Classroom and Out of the Courtroom!" —John Casper, District Achievement Gap Coordinator Kentucky Department of Education "Reading this book is the ...

Provides clear analysis and legally defensible approaches for addressing common legal challenges that schools face, such as individuals' rights, disciplinary practices, morality, liabilities, teacher dismissal, and NCLB.

The book argues that the legal academy has long neglected the need to focus teaching and scholarship on the ideals of justice that law fitfully serves, the political origins of law, and the development of a respectful but critical ...