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Direct linkMead, Julie F. – Action in Teacher Education, 2008
To explore the relationship between teachers' knowledge of school law and their involvement in litigation, this study examined cases between 2000 and 2008 involving teachers who faced some adverse employment consequence. A total of 130 published cases were analyzed revealing the following: School districts and other school authorities prevail in…
Descriptors: Relationship, Teachers, Knowledge Level, School Law
McGrath, Mary Jo – School Administrator, 2007
The author of this article, an education attorney, begins by describing a case where, a school superintendent of personnel for a rural school district in Michigan had just received a performance evaluation with high marks and a new three-year contract. Two months later the school board called him into a closed session and presented him with…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Superintendents, Feedback, Fear
