Exploring Administrative Decision-Making in Public Education: The Negligence Evolution

This book explores the intersections of negligence law in the context of public schooling and school policy. Today's schools face challenges that could easily, and even unintentionally, create a climate for an increase in negligence-based lawsuits. Vacillating laws and societal expectations force administrators to adjust to changing education paradigms as our traditional model of schooling responds to previously unimagined realities. There is no shortage of public policy demanding administrators' attention in response to increased gun violence, limitations on what children can read and what teachers can teach, how we refer to ourselves and each other, and more that emerge almost daily. This book defines "Next-Gen Negligence," placing the tort's traditional elements in the context of an educator's current and future practice, elucidating the tremendous implications for education as a profession.

Beth Godett is Adjunct Professor of Education Law and Policy at Boston College and Rider University, USA. She brings 35 years of public school experience--as a teacher, principal at all grade levels, curriculum director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. She has authored articles that look to the future of learning and schooling from a practical perspective intended to foster hope amid a rapidly changing landscape.

Liana M. Nobile is an attorney specializing in premises liability disputes. Before becoming a defense attorney, Liana was an attorney at a plaintiff's personal injury firm. Her experience on both sides of the aisle has given her useful insight into resolving cases efficiently. She frequently blogs about current legal trends and hot topics and is also a guest speaker on many legal podcasts.