Four strategies to help keep you out of court

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Teh, Mui-Kim. 2009. "Four strategies to help keep you out of court." School Business Affairs. 75 (9), pp. 9-12.
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Four strategies to help keep you out of court

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AuthorTeh, Mui-Kim
Journal TitleSchool Business Affairs
Journal Citation75 (9), pp. 9-12
Number of Pages4
Year2009
Place of PublicationReston, VA, United States
Web Address (URL)http://asbointl.org/Publications/PublicationsOnline/index.asp?bid=79
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School business officials and other education leaders worry more than ever about facing legal battles. Maybe today's parents are more likely to run to the lawyer's office. Or maybe they simply expect everything to be a certain way - their way. Regardless, the result is the same: today's school leaders are likely to find themselves having to defend their actions in a legal arena

Keywordsnegligence; administrator attitudes; court litigation; educational malpractice; principals; teacher competencies; teaching skills; educational quality; legal responsibility; low achievement; teacher responsibility
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390201. Education policy
480605. Tort law
390403. Educational administration, management and leadership
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