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School Law: Ethical and Legal Influences on Teaching - Coggle Diagram
School Law: Ethical and Legal Influences on Teaching
Law, Ethics, and Teacher Professionalism
Limitations of Law
Discusses the general guidelines for responsibilities in Teaching
Protecting students from harm
Limitations in Laws
First limitation laws regards towards general responsibilites
Second limitation laws are placed to respond to problems
Ethical Dimensions of Teaching
Moral behavior by teaching standards
NEA Code of Ethics regarding fairness and discrimination
Examples on the Importance of building your teaching philosophy
The U.S Legal System
Federal Influences
Constitutional Amendments
Explains understanding the 1st, 4th, and 14th amendments
Federal Laws
Civil Rights Act, against discriminaton
Title IX, regarding gender equality in education
State and Local Influences
Regards teacher qualifications, curriculum standards, and school managment
Overlapping Legal Systems
Regards issues being handled at local, state, and federal levels
Teachers Rights and Responsibilites
Teacher Employment and the Law
Discusses the Licensure Process
Contracts in teaching
Employment agreement between local schools and teachers
Tenure in job security
Challenges teachers face
Discusses reasons teachers are dismissed
Collective Barganing
Working conditions, class size, benefits, and transfer policies are some examples where bargaining would be used.
Academic Freedom ‘
Limitations
Subject matters
Grading
Performance coordinate with school policies
Copyright Laws
Fair use guidelines
Challenges facing copyright laws in teaching
Teacher Liability
Safety fior students
Monitoring classroom activity
Court cases regarding teacher libility
Child Abuse
Teacher Private Lives
Private lives regarding LGBTQ and behaviors
Lifestyles conflicts
Teachers with Aids Case
Religion and the Law
Prayers in Schools
Discusses legal cases involving religion
Examples Engle v. Vitale, Stone v. Graham, and Edward’s v. Aguillard
Religion in Curriculum
Teaching about Religion allowed for educational purposes
Literature and History
Students and the Law
The educational rights of Immigrant Children
Cases involving immigration and controversy
Implications for teaching regarding immigration and education
Ensuring students get quality education regardless of contreversies