Essay - Law in the Schools When We Talk About the Law...

Law in the Schools

When we talk about the law, we often hear that it is the law ***** determ*****es the level of civilization a society has. Absent the *****, the society will fall into anarchy and discord, and we would be taken back to the Dark Ages wherein the rule of "survival ***** the fittest" is the only law there is. Laws are simply rules, regulations and policies implemented - and to be follo*****d, that set the st*****ards for proper action and decorum. In ***** event the law ***** violated, ********** is a corresponding sanction depending upon the infringement. Even in the school setting or the academe, there ***** laws ***** define the *****s not only of students but teachers and administrat*****s as well. Students new to the school are given "these laws" in the form ***** ***** Student H*****book with the School Rules, Policies and Regulations. They are obliged ***** know and understand all these to ensure they know what is expected of them. Teachers and school administrators have their own set of laws via the Employee Handbook and ***** Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Teaching Profession.

***** of the principal training program is enabling the learners to re-familiarize themselves with the ***** Law or ***** "Law in the *****." The textbook def*****ition of th***** program is that it provides "a framework ***** educa*****rs to understand legal issues that could occur and have occurred as related to student and teacher freedoms as well ***** other legal ***** ***** to the Constitutional Amendments. Violation of ***** constitutional amendments is where the majority ***** ***** cases arise in educational issues." Indeed, we learned several ***** that actu*****y ***** and ***** ***** ***** faced by a ***** in his c*****er. I enjoyed t***** class very much and I found ***** ins*****ructor very knowledgeable ***** school law. The format of the course was excellent ***** the class held several meaningful discussions on topical informati*****. What I found wanting in ***** ***** is the size of the class. Because of ***** very large ***** of the class, ***** all learners ********** able to re*****y voice out ***** opinions, ********** and concerns.

I would have liked more time spent on exceptional children issues (children with disabilities) and finance because these are two key challenges facing an educator today. Exceptional ***** in terms ***** ***** are the legal boundaries in educating them. School fin*****ce of course is important because th***** is one of the lifeblood of education. *****se are ***** areas that I feel can cause the most problems for a princip*****l because if not treated right, exceptional children ***** ruin ones teaching career. Without proper ***** on ***** legal aspects of finance, a principal might not know how to properly spend his budgetary allotment. The project ***** did during the class was a case study of an incident at my ***** regarding the proliferation of counterfeit drugs. I analyzed the actions of the principal up to the preparation ***** the discipline plan.