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Legal Reference Guide for Educators
(Page 1). Page 1 of a reference
guide for employees in Louisiana public
school systems.
(Revised July, 2008) |
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Legal Reference Guide for Educators
(Page 2). Page 2 of a reference
guide for employees in Louisiana public
school systems.
(Revised July, 2008) |
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3. |
Child Abuse
and Neglect
Reporting requirements
imposed on Louisiana public school educators
who have cause to believe that a child has been abused or
neglected. (Revised
June, 2008) |
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False
Accusations
Rights of Louisiana public school
educators when falsely accused of an offense. (Revised
June, 2008) |
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Workers'
Compensation/Injuries
Rights of Louisiana
public school educators who are injured on duty because of an accident,
or an
assault or battery, or while physically
assisting a student to protect the student's
safety. (Revised June,
2008) |
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6. |
Disciplining Students
Explanation of Louisiana laws that govern
disciplining students in Louisiana public
schools (Question-and-answer format)
(Revised September,
2007) |
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Law banning persons from entering school
property. This Louisiana law
allows public school districts to prohibit
persons from entering school property (such
as parents and other persons who attempt to
disrupt the orderly process of instruction).
(Revised September, 2003) |
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8. |
Extended School
Day/Year Laws
These laws govern the length of the school
day, and require public school districts to
[provide additional compensation to teachers
in certain situations. (Revised August,
2008). |
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Grade Change Law This law prohibits
school board members, administrators, and
others from directly or indirectly
influencing a grade assigned to a student by
a Louisiana public school teacher. (Revised
November, 2005) |
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Open Meetings Law Excerpts of certain
Louisiana laws governing meetings of public
bodies. (Revised July, 2006) |
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Parental Conference Leave Law This law
allows employers to grant an employee leave
from work for up to a total of 16 hours
during a 12-month period to attend
conferences or classroom activities in
certain situations. (Revised July, 2003) |
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Planning Time Law This law requires
Louisiana public schools to provide a
minimum of 45 minutes daily planning time
and 30 minutes for duty-free lunch, "subject
to the availability of state funds for this
purpose." (Revised July, 2003) |
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13. |
Public Comment at School Board Meetings Law
This law requires Louisiana public school
boards to allow public comment at school
board meetings, prior to taking a vote.
(Revised June, 2004). |
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School Crisis Management and Response Plan
Law This law requires every principal in
every Louisiana public school to prepare a
plan to address school safety and incidents
of violence at schools, on school buses, and
at school-related activities (Revised
September, 2003). |
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School's Duty as to Safety Law This law
requires Louisiana public school board to
furnish each teacher "a place of employment
free from recognized dangers or hazards that
are causing or likely to cause serious
injury or death o its teachers," and
provides a process for teachers to lodge
complaints. (Revised June, 2004) |
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Suspension of Student Driver's License Law
When any student age 14-18 has been
suspended or expelled for more than ten
consecutive school days for infractions
involving the sale or possession of drugs,
alcohol, other illegal substances, firearms,
or assault or battery on any member of the
school faculty, principals of public and
private schools to notify the Louisiana
Department of Safety and Corrections, and
the student's driver's
license must be suspended for one year.
(Revised September, 2003) |
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Teacher "Bill of Rights" Louisiana
public school educators have the right to be
treated with dignity and respect...and other
rights. (Revised August, 2008) |
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Telecommunications Devices Law This law
provides for the use and operation of pagers
and telephones by Louisiana public school
students. (Revised November, 2003). |
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Visitor Authorization Law This law
requires Louisiana public school districts
to develop rules for granting authority for
persons to go on public school grounds
during school hours. (Revised September,
2003) |
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20. |
Whistleblowers Law This law provides
protection to public employees "...who
reports to his agency head...information
which he reasonable believes is a violation
of impropriety within any governmental
entity..." (Revised August, 2008) |
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The Need for AFT Liability Insurance
AFT's Occupational Liability Plan provides
protection tailored to the needs of public
school educators. This program is vital for
teachers and other school employees in
Louisiana. (Revised September, 2008) |
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Safety in Our Schools Sadly, many school
districts have an "It won't happen here"
philosophy when it comes to school violence.
This publication offers concrete suggestions
as to how we can protect our youngsters and
our educators, and provides a summary of
rights of educators who are injured because
of acts of violence. (Revised September,
2008). |
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Paperwork Reduction Act
for School Employees
This law - passed in
2008 - states that
"No school employee shall be required by any
city, parish, or other local public school
board, the State Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education, or the state Department
of Education to complete paperwork if the
information provided for in such paperwork
is reasonably and readily available from
another source."
(Revised September, 2008) |
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Contact
a Louisiana attorney at Rittenberg, Samuel & Phillips,
LLC.
Telephone:
504-524-5555
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Rittenberg, Samuel & Phillips, L.L.C.
715 Girod Street, Suite 100
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130
504 524-5555 |
