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Allan G. Osborne
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BIOGRAPHY

Former principal, Snug Harbor Community School, Quincy, Massachusetts. Coauthor of The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers and others. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Education Law (2008) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (2)
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F., case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 3, 1999, ruled (7–2) that the 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires school boards to provide continuous nursing services to disabled students who need them during the school…
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Publications (2)
The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers Issues of Employment and Instruction
The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Teachers Issues of Employment and Instruction (April 2011)
By Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Charles J. Russo
Most teacher education programs offer little, if any, instruction on Education Law. Consequently, teachers (in general) are not well-versed in the intricacies of the law as it applies to their own employment and their responsibilities as instructors. In light of this dearth of information about law by most teachers, this book is designed as an easy-to-read, practical manual that addresses the key legal issues that teachers confront on a daily basis. While many books on the market are aimed at school...
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Encyclopedia of Education Law
Encyclopedia of Education Law (June 2008)
By Charles J. Russo

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009

"A welcome addition to any public or academic library, this set would also be of use in a law library where educational law might need to be explored and reviewed at a more basic level than other legal texts."
—Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Queensborough Community Coll., Bayside, NY

"Smaller educational legal summaries exist, and a couple of texts deal with Supreme Court cases about education, but this set provides a unique combination...

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