Lore v. Law: Prevailing Beliefs and Objective Knowledge

Autor/in	Zirkel, Perry A.
Titel	Lore v. Law: Prevailing Beliefs and Objective Knowledge
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 13 (2012) 2, S.50-54 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Principals; Best Practices; Court Litigation; School Law; Misconceptions; Legal Responsibility; Special Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Student Rights; Job Security; School Personnel; Violence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Rechtsstreit; Law concerning schools; Schulrecht; Missverständnis; Strafmündigkeit; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit; Schulpersonal; Gewalt
Abstract	Principals and other educators often have perceptions about key issues in school law that are remarkably wrong. When that is the case, they help reinforce those prevailing perceptions by sharing them with teachers, parents, and other administrators, and by contributing to misguided practices and policies. Where do educators get such misperceptions? The sources are numerous and varied. Many organizations share an interest in promoting the perception of an "explosion" of education litigation and the resulting perils of liability. Moreover, other education professions, such as special education, often confuse expert recommendations with legal requirements in their efforts to promote prophylactic best practices. Most principals' prevailing perceptions of and practices regarding school law are, for various reasons, askew. The primary legal lesson gained through a systematic look at cases and outcomes is that principals and other school officials should take a more particularized approach to liability issues and base their legal decisions on the distinguishable basis of professional discretion and research-based best practices. In other words, do not confuse lore with law. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10