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Performance appraisals, contract disputes, campus transfers, student discipline, parent complaints, duty-free lunch, leave policies, salary concerns, child abuse, and many other day-to-day challenges are all examples of the issues that TCTA staff attorney’s have successfully managed for members.

TCTA’s A-Z is a quick reference member resource that answers teachers most commonly asked questions regarding legal issues.

 

About TCTA's legal staff

Appraisals

Ask-A-Lawyer

Assaults by students

Child abuse

Class Size

Confidentiality issues:

Student information, teacher information

Contracts:

Contract provisions, overview

Copyright pitfalls

Corporal punishment/use of force

Diabetes management

Downloadable legal documents
(student discipline)

Duty-free lunch

Electronic devices in the classroom

Expulsions; removal of students

Fair Labor Standards Act for paraprofessionals

Fingerprinting and background checks

First amendment rights

Five most common legal Q&A

Grievances

Job postings

Leave
(assault, military, personal, sick) 

Legal advice columns

Length of school year/day

Nepotism

Parental rights

PDAS

Planning and preparation time

Professional liability insurance

Qualified immunity from liability

Reduction in force

Required notices to teachers

Restraint of students

Safety training for extracurricular activities

Single-sex education

Students who harm their peers

Staff development

Students grading papers

Talking to school board members

Teacher grading authority

Teacher liability for textbooks, technology

Transfers, reassignments

Updated: 08/25/10