The Rights of School
and Police Personnel: Managing Your School Environment
Program Highlights
Daily Rights of School Personnel & Police
Officers - Who's in charge, when and why for intervention,
interrogation, search,
discipline, custody, arrest and student resistance.
What
About the Parents? Independent legal authority of schools
and police to act first and notify later. Tactics
for dealing with the legal challenge from parents after
the fact. How
to operate without parental interference.
The Balancing
Test - The practical side of the law that's in
your favor. What
courts are looking for in your daily discipline and law
enforcement operations. Tactics and strategies
from your peers.
What If I Have to Touch a Student? How
Far Can I Go? - Specific guidelines for school
and police personnel to deal with the disruptive
and/or violent student. A legal pre-plan to reduce
risk of exposure to lawsuits.
What is My Legal Protection
Under My State Law? Separating
myth from reality. Why cases often settle too early
and unnecessarily. Good
news on your true legal protection -- qualified
immunity!
Risk Reduction Methods - How to
effectively utilize cameras, tape recorders, metal detectors,
body wands and K-9. How
to reduce risk even if you can't afford them!
We give you:
- Explanation of your legal rights in plain English
backed by your state law.
- Practical solutions to problems
that occupy your day-to-day operations, including strategies
and methods used
by your peers that have worked.
- Quick reference pages
in our book, including checklists, when you need an answer
and don’t have
time to read.
- Actual case scenarios with which you will readily identify
- Preventive maintenance information on what you can do to
reduce legal risk and personal aggravation
- Tips on the type
of protective language to include in your school handbook,
code of conduct or policy.
- Sign placement and strategy for
communicating your most important messages to students, visitors
and parents.
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