Finding Middle Ground in K-12 Education: Balancing Best Practices and the Law

What a headache lawyers and the law can be when you’re trying to run a K-12 school or district—or even teach in the classroom.

* When can you just apply old-fashioned common sense and not worry about the statutes?

* When must you call the attorney before you say a word?

* And is there any place at all where the threats of “calling the lawyer” don’t bewilderingly intrude?

Is there is a “middle ground” between the law and administrative leadership for both on-the-spot and long-range problem-sol...