The Law and School Personnel
Student: Dr. Freda Doster
This course was designed to acquaint the school leader with federal and state laws which impact on the personnel function of schools. The following sample question is representative of one in which students were required to apply knowledge of the law to case issues.
A tenured teacher refuses to comply with Georgia's law requiring the teacher in charge of each public school classroom to conduct a brief period of quiet reflection for not more than 60 seconds. The teacher claims that the Georgia law is an unconstitutional infringement on religious rights. What recourse does the school have?