PUBLICATIONS
Maine School Law
Edited by Harry R. Pringle, Esq. and written by Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon attorneys. This indispensable legal resource is written in clear and concise language, covering areas of the law essential for school administrators, including employment, collective bargaining, special education, student rights, religion, school finance and liability of schools and school employees. Its narrative style and comprehensive index make it the ideal desk reference for Maine administrators. 247 pages. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon.
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Significant Cases in Maine School Law
Edited by Donald A. Kopp, Esq., this unique volume contains the actual state and federal school law decisions that establish important precedents in virtually all aspects of school law. Cases are summarized in the introduction to each chapter, and suggestions for reading legal decisions, helpful questions, and important statutes and U.S. Constitutional provisions also are included. 551 pages. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 1998.
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Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment: A Legal Guide for Schools
This monograph provides school leaders with information on how to prevent and respond to student-to-student sexual harassment claims. Includes sections on policies, conducting investigations, tips on training, analysis of the OCR guidelines, sample forms and checklists. Council of School Attorneys, Revised Edition, 2000.
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Desk Reference on Significant U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Public Schools
This comprehensive reference manual allows quick access to the name, citation and/or rule of virtually every U.S. Supreme Court case in which a public school was a party. It includes an extensive index, table of cases, and table of constitutional and statutory provisions. 118 pages. Council of School Attorneys, Revised Edition, 2000.
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The 1999 IDEA Regulations: A Practical Analysis
This guide, prepared for special education professionals, tracks the requirements and implications of the new regulations in an easy to follow format. Issues include graduation of special needs students, public charter schools, assessments, use of Medicaid and insurance, IEP requirements, services to private school students, procedural safeguards and discipline. 96 pages. Council of School Attorneys, 1999.
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Legal Issues & Education Technology: A School Leader's Guide.
This book provides useful information for school leaders on how the law applies to Internet filtering, Acceptable Use policies, e-mail, school web sites, copyright and fair use, state Sunshine Laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more. 96 pages. Council of School Attorneys, 1999.
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Americans with Disabilities Act: Its Impact on Public Schools
This publication analyzes how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects schools and includes agency interpretive guidance. 120 pages. Council of School Attorneys.
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Environmental Law: Fundamentals for Schools
This monograph provides administrators with information on the basic requirements and potential issues under federal environmental laws that affect schools. Topics include Superfund, RCRA, asbestos, radon, lead, and others, with practical pointers to prevent and respond to environmental crises in schools. 36 pages. Council of School Attorneys.
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Investigating Alleged Wrongdoing by Employees in the School Setting
This monograph provides practical tips to ensure that employees are treated fairly during investigations while still providing appropriate and efficient remedies to schools for employee wrongdoing. 40 pages. Council of School Attorneys.
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Legal Handbook on School Athletics
This monograph provides school administrators with an understanding of various legal issues affecting school athletics. Topics include discipline, due process, eligibility rules, disabled and private school students, drug testing, Title IX, injuries, and other important issues. 120 pages. Council of School Attorneys.
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Religion, Education and the U.S. Constitution
This publication contains a compilation of articles on important topics for schools such as accommodating employee religious beliefs, wearing religious garb, curriculum content, school prayer, holiday observances, equal access, and much more. 198 pages. Council of School Attorneys.
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Sexual Harassment in the Schools: Preventing and Defending Against Claims
This comprehensive monograph reviews laws affecting sexual harassment of students and employees in schools as well as detailed analysis of case law. Practical information on developing policies and conducting investigations is included. 136 pages. Council of School Attorneys.
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TRAINING VIDEOS
Effective Staff Evaluations: A Legal Perspective
This video is a re-enactment of an actual trial of a discrimination claim in federal court designed to teach supervisory personnel the critical role staff evaluations play in the employment process. Dramatization of direct and cross examination of witnesses, including a school administrator, demonstrates the pitfalls of incomplete or inaccurate evaluations in order to reinforce the importance of proper evaluation procedures. 37 minutes.
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Student Expulsions: Effective Practice and Procedure
This video provides an overview of the expulsion process through dramatization of a real-life scenario based on an alleged violation of the federal Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994. Geared for administrators and board members alike, the video highlights the most common issues that might be raised and outlines how best to prosecute and run an expulsion hearing. 38 minutes.
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Confidential Records: Training for School Bus Drivers
The first training program about confidentiality created especially for school bus drivers.
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SEMINAR MATERIALS
When Violence Strikes!
These seminar materials provide practical, school-based responses to student violence. Presenters focused on case studies with point-by-point suggestions on how to make your schools safer by planning your response to student violence. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 1998.
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Responding to Students with Behavior Challenges
These seminar materials present an easy to understand approach to the issues involved in special education discipline. Topics addressed include: identifying students with emotional disabilities; programming for emotionally disabled students in least restrictive environment; performing the manifestation determination. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 1999.
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School Employee Benefits: What Central Office People Need to Know
From tax sheltered annuities, immigration law compliance, the publicšs right to know about employees, health insurance and employee leave issues, these seminar materials address the employee benefit issues facing school administrators today. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 1999.
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Staff Evaluation
These seminar materials focus on the issues facing Maine administrators when it comes to effective staff evaluations. Topics include: Legal framework of school staff evaluations in Maine; employment at will; school employment statutes; the evaluation process with practical Došs and Donšts. Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, 1999.
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Section 504 and Your School: What You Need to Know and Why
Written by Eric Herlan, Esq., a leading special education attorney, these materials are presented as a summary of the more important rights and duties under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and as a primer for those who are new to this area of school law.
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RESOURCES AVAILABLE FREE TO EDUCATORS
Finding Common Ground: A First Amendment Guide to Religion and Education
This informative and clearly written pamphlet addresses the complex issue of religion in the public schools as is endorsed by AASA, NSBA and other leading educational and religious organizations. The pamphlet can be downloaded for free at http://www.freedomforum.org/religion/haynes/printcomground.asp .
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Kit
This valuable kit, prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, helps schools implement a practical plan to improve indoor air quality at little or no cost. The kit includes simple checklists, a sample air quality management plan, a problem-solving wheel, two videos, and much more. Schools and school districts may obtain a free copy of the kit by faxing a request on official letterhead to EPA's Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse at (703) 356-5386. More information about the kit may be obtained on the EPA's web site at http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/tools4s2.html .
Education Leadership Toolkit: A Desktop Companion
This toolkit, prepared by the National School Boards Association, contains a collection of resources and tips to help educators integrate technology into their schools and curriculum. The toolkit can be downloaded from the Internet for free at http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit .
Maine Rules for Disposition of Local Government Records
The Maine Secretary of State promulgates rules for schools regarding retention and disposal of various records. The rules may be downloaded from the following web site: http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/recmgmt/localgov/localhom/htm .
On Your Own: A Short Guide to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities as an Adult (Maine)
This pamphlet, developed by the Maine State Bar Association, provides useful information for emancipated minors and young adults regarding their legal rights and responsibilities. A useful tool for administrators working with high school students. This pamphlet, along with other valuable information on legal issues, can be downloaded from the MSBA web site: http://www.mainebar.org . (Click on On Your Own under the Public Resources heading).
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