The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law

Much has changed in the area of school law since the first edition of The Educator's Guide was published in 1986. In this new seventh edition, the authors have streamlined the discussion by pruning older material and weaving in new developments. The result is an authoritative source on all major dimensions of Texas school law that is both well integrated and easy to read.Intended for Texas school personnel, school board members, interested attorneys, and taxpayers, the seventh edition explains what the law is and what the implications are for effective school operations. It is designed to help professional educators avoid expensive and time-consuming lawsuits by taking effective preventive action. It is an especially valuable resource for school law courses and staff development sessions.The seventh edition begins with a review of the legal structure of the Texas school system. Successive chapters address attendance and the instructional program, the educa

JIM WALSH is an attorney with the law firm of Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Aldridge, and Gallegos, P.C., in Austin and also managing editor of the Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest.

FRANK KEMERER is Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of North Texas and currently Professor-in-Residence in the School of Law and the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego.

LAURIE MANIOTIS is former coeditor of the Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest and currently an attorney in private practice in Fort Worth.