1. “Legal Lessons From The Laptop” Diocese of Stockton, California October 15, 2010

2. Laws Impacting Catholic Education in the United States 1. Constitutional Law 2. Statutes and Regulations 3. Common Law Principles 4. Contract Law 5. Canon Law

3. Duties of Teachers *Implement rules *Supervise students

4. 10 Questions to Avoid a Lawsuit

5. 1. How Catholic is my school?

6. 2. Have I read the Faculty Handbook?

7. 3. Have I read the Parent/Student Handbook?

8. 4. When was the last time that a safety audit was done of the classrooms, the gym, the locker room, the lab, the cafeteria, the parking lot or the playground?

9. 5. How do I maintain student records?

10. 6. Am I familiar with the Buckley Amendment as it refers to child custody and posting of student grades?

11. 7. How much do I know about the technological world where our students live?

12. Our vocation calls us to connect with our students in the world that they experience today.

13. Social Networking Sites

14. My-Space®, Friendster®, Facebook®, Xanga®, etc.

15. Rate My Teacher®, Rate My Principal®, Rate My Professor®

16. E-Mail

17. Virtual Reality Networks www.secondlife.com www.there.com www.secondlife.com www.there.com www.secondlife.com www.there.com

18. Instant Messaging

19. Text Messaging

20. Sexting

21. Frequently Used Acronyms LOL WTF KMA POS

22. Cell Phones

23. Twitter *Communication of up to 140 characters. * Began in 2006 *Used in politics and marketing *“What’s new?”

24. Twitterese *tweet = twitter message *twitter feed = ongoing message *tweeters or tweeple = people who send tweets *twiller = novel written with tweets

25. Policy Development

26. Resources

27. Legal Responsibilities

28. Cyber Bullying

29. School Websites © 2010

30. Off Campus Behavior

31. Copyright Issues

32. 8. Do you know that Lesson Plans and Grade Books are legal documents?

33. 9. Do you diagnose students?

34. 10. How do I define and exemplify personal boundaries?

35. Questions

36. Dr. Sarah Wannemuehler St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School 810 High House Road Cary, NC 27513 919-468-6152 WANNEMUEHL@aol.com http://stmichaelcary.org