The Principal′s Quick-Reference Guide to School Law: Reducing Liability, Litigation, and Other Potential Legal Tangles - Softcover

Dunklee, Dennis R.; Shoop, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761977066 ISBN 13: 9780761977063

Publisher: Corwin, 2001

Synopsis

This quick-reference guide is designed so that the school administrator can quickly find and identify important legal points to consider during the decision-making process.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Dennis R. Dunklee is an Emeritus Professor in the Education Leadership Department in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University. During his twenty-five years in public schools, he served as a teacher, elementary school principal, junior high and middle school principal, high school principal, and central office administrator. During his more than twenty years at George Mason University, he taught courses in education law and school leadership and served as an advisor and chair for master’s and doctoral candidates in school leadership.
Because of his expertise and practical experience, he continues to be frequently called on to consult in the areas of effective schools, school law, administrator evaluation, instructional supervision, school-community relations, problem solving, and conflict resolution. In addition, he continues to be actively involved as a consultant and expert witness in numerous school-related lawsuits nationwide. As a university scholar and researcher, he has published, and continues to publish, textbooks, monographs, and articles on issues in the fields of school law, business management, administrative practice, and leadership theory. He also continues to present papers at international, national, regional, state, and local conferences and is a widely sought-after clinician for inservice workshops. Dr. Dunklee was an invited participant and presenter at the 2005 Oxford (University) Round Table on Education Law: Individual Rights and Freedoms.

He received his Ph.D. in school administration and foundations from Kansas State University. His major area of research was in the field of education law, and his dissertation was on tort liability for negligence. He holds a master’s degree in elementary and secondary school administration from Washburn University.

This is Dr. Dunklee’s eighth book for Corwin Press. His other Corwin books are You Sound Taller on the Telephone: A Practitioner’s View of the Principalship (1999); If You Want to Lead Not Just Manage (2000); The Principal’s Quick Reference Guide to School Law (2002 and 2006, with Robert J. Shoop); Strategic Listening for School Leaders (2005, with Jeannine Tate); Anatomy of a Lawsuit: What Every Education Leader Should Know About Legal Actions (2006, with Robert J. Shoop); and Poverty Is NOT a Learning Disability (2009, with Tish Howard and Sandy Grogan Dresser).

Review

 "Most school law texts do not include practical guidelines to help administrators. This book does so quite well. I’ll use it in a heartbeat."

Author: Scott McLeod, J.D.

 "Given the many responsibilities of school administrators and the growing complexity of school law, this desk reference is an invaluable reference for principals. I will be the first in line to buy this book."

Author: Deborah Alexander

"This book make significant contributions with its risk management recommendations; and the recommendations are excellent ones based upon sound legal principles." 

Author: Frank Brown, J.D.

 "Without question, this book makes a solid contribution to the field of education and the role that administrators must play. Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the book is the focus on prevention."

Author: Jon Rosell

"The book is well written, easy to understand, and useful to the school administration, teachers, parents, and students alike. The structure of the text is consistent throughout, which makes understanding school law palatable."

Author: Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, February 2003

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761977066
• ISBN 13: 9780761977063
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360