Analyse The Relationship Between Law And Schools

Discovering the Relationship between the law & schools: 1

Running Head: Relationship law & Schools

Relationship Law & Schools
Christopher S Cowart
EDA 532
Legal Issues In Education
Professor Keith

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Abstract

Law has a very unique relationship with school organizations. The legal system has evolved over the past twenty years, and it has affected the state of the legal framework today. This paper will examine the differences in laws between public and private schools. Also looking at the state or local school district.

Relationship Law & Schools: 3

Law is a system of rules a society sets to maintain order and protect harm to persons and property. Law is ancient,
Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and Bankruptcy Courts. As an educator I am fortunate to have these courts in the city where I live and teach, Tallahassee, Fl; which happens to be the state capital of Florida. The federal courts are often referred to as the guardians of the Constitution because their rulings protect rights and liberties guaranteed by it. Through fair and impartial judgments, the federal courts interpret and apply the law to resolve disputes. The courts do not make the laws. That is the responsibility of Congress. The courts do not have the power to enforce the laws; that is the role of the President and the many executive branch departments and agencies. The Founding Fathers of our nation considered an independent federal judiciary essential to ensure fairness and equal justice for all citizens of the United
(co-published with The Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund), EPI Research Associate Richard Rothstein, Stanford University Professor Martin Carnoy, and Luis Benveniste of the World Bank, report on case studies of eight public and eight private elementary schools in California to determine whether there are any identifiable and transferable private school practices that public schools can adopt to improve student outcomes. The private school practices examined in the report include accountability to parents, outcome expectations, clarity of emphasis on both academic and moral objectives, and teacher selection and retention policies. The report finds that the inner-city private schools shared more in common with public schools in low-income communities than with affluent suburban private schools. Suburban public schools shared more characteristics with suburban private schools than with urban public