The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers

By Allan G. Osborne, Jr. and Charles J. Russo

Do you know what you can and can’t say and do in your school? Most teacher education programs offer little, if any, instruction on education law. When teachers need advice regarding employment or instructional issues, they may find the search frustrating, time-consuming, or costly. Teachers will find the answers to their most frequently asked legal questions in this easy-to-read book. Key topics include:

• Certification, tenure, evaluation, and dismissal
• Collective bargaining and teacher contracts
• Constitutional rights of teachers
• Discrimination and harassment
• Teachers’ responsibility regarding student bullying
• Academic freedom
• Copyright law
• Safety