Education and the Law

I spent most of this past weekend in class with Dr. Rossow and a cohort of teachers and coaches, most of them seeking administrative degrees. I am writing briefs and other projects, and learned quite a bit of educational law. For instance, there are approximately twelve Constitutional "tests" with which a teacher or administrator can plug in the facts of a given situation at school, and with a great deal of confidence predict the legal outcome, if any. I feel all educators, regardless of experience, need to be more informed about legal issues in their profession. As a science teacher I am particularly interested in liability issues concerning hand-on experiments and other activities which are the foundation of the Learning Cycle. Dr. Rossow is a wonderful teacher, and very knowledgeable, with years of practical experience as a teacher and administrator in grade schools.