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Application Exercises st
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Nathan L. Essex st st
School Law And The Public Schools (7th edition) includes 40 sc
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Purpose:
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ugh authentic scenarios that provide them with significant lega
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most likely will encounter during their professional careers.
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Chapter 1: st
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Application Exercise 2.1: Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools Appli st st st st st st st st st
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Application Exercise 3.1: The Constitutional Rights of Students App
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Application Exercise 4.1: Bullying in Public Schools Application
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Application Exercise 4.3: Responding to Gangs in School Settings
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on Exercise 5.2: Harassment: A Student with Disabilities
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Application Exercise 6.1: Supervision at a Saturday Volleyball
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Application Exercise 7.1: Section 504 and FERPAViolations Reports:
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Application Exercise 8.1: ATeacher’s Use of the ―N‖ Word in Class
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Epithets
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Application Exercise 9.1: Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Application
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Exercise 9.2: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against A
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School Principal
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Application Exercise 9.3: A Teacher’s Refusal to Use a Student’s
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Personal Pronoun
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Application Exercise 10.1: Inappropriate Conduct: Caught in the Act Application
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Exercise 10.2: Dismissal Based on Grounds of
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Application Exercise 10.3: Prohibited Speech by Teachers in
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Application Exercise 11.1: Book Ban Demanded by School Board
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Application Exercise 11.3: Barriers to School Attendance Involving
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Chapter 12: st
Application Exercise 12.1: Impact of Segregation on Black Children Application
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Exercise 12.2: Complying with Equal Opportunity
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Challenges
Application Exercise 12.3: School Integration and a Diverse Student
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Application Exercise 13.1: The Plight of Children Living in Poverty Application
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Exercise 13.2: Impact of Adequacy and Equity Funding on
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Students in Public Schools
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Application Exercise 13.3: Budget Reduction in Public School
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Districts
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,TEST BANK FOR st st
School Law and the Public Schools A Practical Guide for Educational Leaders, 7th edition
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Nathan L. Essex
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Chapter 1-13 st Answers are at the end of Each Chapter st st st st st st st
Application Exercises st
to accompany st
School Law And The Public Schools: A Practical Guide for E
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ducational Leaders 7th edition st st st
Nathan L. Essex st st
School Law And The Public Schools (7th edition) includes 40 sc
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enario-based Application Exercises. st st
Purpose:
The exercises are designed to advance your students professio
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nal development by taking them into educational settings thro
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ugh authentic scenarios that provide them with significant lega
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l challenges and problems that principals and superintendents
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most likely will encounter during their professional careers.
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Structure:
Each exercise is structured with the following components:
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1. Title of the exercise st st st
2. A one or two paragraph overview that establishes the context for the ex st st st st st st st st st st st st
ercise
3. A scenario that presents a legal challenge or problem st st st st st st st st
4. A series of higher-order thinking constructed- st st st st st
response questions that prompt students to reflect on how they would deal with the challen st st st st st st st st st st st st st st
ge or problem presented st st st
5. A model response for each question (You have the option of inserting the st st st st st st st st st st st st
se responses into the feedback mechanism in your LMS.)
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Assigning the Exercises: st st
The exercises can be assigned in three or more ways, such as:
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1. Assigning them for homework after a chapter has been covered in cl st st st st st st st st st st st
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2. Using them as focal points for small-group discussions st st st st st st st
3. Using them as focal points for whole-class discussions st st st st st st st
Each exercise should take approximately 15-25 minutes to complete.
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The Exercises: st
The following is a list of the exercises, by title.
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Chapter 1: st
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, Application Exercise 1.1: A Political School Board Member Makes an Employm
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ent Request
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Application Exercise 1.2: Formulation of Legally Defensible Policies Applicatio st st st st st st st st
n Exercise 1.3: A New State Board of Education Member
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Faces New Challenges
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Chapter 2: st
Application Exercise 2.1: Prayer and Bible Reading in Schools Appli st st st st st st st st st
cation Exercise 2.2: Religious Displays in Schools Application Exerc
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Ceremony in a Church st st st
Chapter 3: st
Application Exercise 3.1: The Constitutional Rights of Students App
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n Exercise 3.3: Student Search Involving a Protruding
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Object
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Application Exercise 4.1: Bullying in Public Schools Application
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Exercise 4.2: Hazing in Public Schools st st st st st
Application Exercise 4.3: Responding to Gangs in School Settings
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Chapter 5: st
Application Exercise 5.1: Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Request Applicati st st st st st st st st
on Exercise 5.2: Harassment: A Student with Disabilities
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Withdrawn from School st st
Application Exercise 5.3: Disciplining Students with Disabilities st st st st st st
Chapter 6: st
Application Exercise 6.1: Supervision at a Saturday Volleyball
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Program Supervi st
Application Exercise 6.2: Teacher Liability and Playground Application
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Chapter 7: st
Application Exercise 7.1: Section 504 and FERPAViolations Reports:
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Medical Records st
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Disciplinary Records st
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School Liability
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Application Exercise 8.1: ATeacher’s Use of the ―N‖ Word in Class
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, Application Exercise 8.2: Teachers Sharing Cell Phone Numbers with Applicatio
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Epithets
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Chapter 9: st
Application Exercise 9.1: Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Application
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Exercise 9.2: Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against A
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School Principal
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Application Exercise 9.3: A Teacher’s Refusal to Use a Student’s
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Personal Pronoun
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Chapter 10: st
Application Exercise 10.1: Inappropriate Conduct: Caught in the Act Application
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Exercise 10.2: Dismissal Based on Grounds of
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Incompetency Cla st
Application Exercise 10.3: Prohibited Speech by Teachers in
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Chapter 11: st
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Member
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Application Exercise 11.3: Barriers to School Attendance Involving
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Undocumented Students st
Chapter 12: st
Application Exercise 12.1: Impact of Segregation on Black Children Application
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Exercise 12.2: Complying with Equal Opportunity
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Challenges
Application Exercise 12.3: School Integration and a Diverse Student
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Body
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Application Exercise 13.1: The Plight of Children Living in Poverty Application
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Exercise 13.2: Impact of Adequacy and Equity Funding on
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Students in Public Schools
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Application Exercise 13.3: Budget Reduction in Public School
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Districts
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