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

““Legal Lessons From The Laptop”Legal Lessons From The Laptop”

Diocese of Stockton, CaliforniaDiocese of Stockton, California

October 15, 2010October 15, 2010

Laws Impacting Catholic Education in the Laws Impacting Catholic Education in the United StatesUnited States

1.    Constitutional Law 1.    Constitutional Law

2.    Statutes and Regulations2.    Statutes and Regulations

3.    Common Law Principles3.    Common Law Principles

4.    Contract Law4.    Contract Law

5. Canon Law5. Canon Law

Duties of TeachersDuties of Teachers

*Implement rules*Implement rules

*Supervise students*Supervise students

10 Questions to Avoid a Lawsuit10 Questions to Avoid a Lawsuit

1. How Catholic is my school?1. How Catholic is my school?

2. Have I read the Faculty 2. Have I read the Faculty Handbook?Handbook?

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

4. When was the last time that a 4. When was the last time that a safety audit was done of the safety audit was done of the

classrooms, the gym, the locker classrooms, the gym, the locker room, the lab, the cafeteria, the room, the lab, the cafeteria, the parking lot or the playground?parking lot or the playground?

5. How do I maintain student 5. How do I maintain student records?records?

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

student grades?student grades?

7. How much do I know about 7. How much do I know about the the technologicaltechnological world where world where

our students live?our students live?

Our vocation calls us to connect Our vocation calls us to connect with our students in the world with our students in the world

that they experience today.that they experience today.

Social Networking Sites Social Networking Sites

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

Rate My Teacher®, Rate My Teacher®, Rate My Principal®,Rate My Principal®,Rate My Professor®Rate My Professor®

E-MailE-Mail

Virtual Reality NetworksVirtual Reality Networks

www.secondlife.comwww.there.com

Instant MessagingInstant Messaging

Text MessagingText Messaging

SextingSexting

Frequently Used AcronymsFrequently Used Acronyms

LOLLOLWTFWTFKMAKMAPOSPOS

Cell PhonesCell Phones

Twitter Twitter

*Communication of up to 140 *Communication of up to 140 characters.characters.

* Began in 2006 * Began in 2006 *Used in politics and marketing *Used in politics and marketing

*“What’s new?” *“What’s new?”

TwittereseTwitterese

*tweet = twitter message *tweet = twitter message *twitter feed = ongoing message *twitter feed = ongoing message

*tweeters or tweeple = people *tweeters or tweeple = people who send tweetswho send tweets

*twiller = novel written with *twiller = novel written with tweetstweets

Policy DevelopmentPolicy Development

ResourcesResources

Legal ResponsibilitiesLegal Responsibilities

Cyber BullyingCyber Bullying

School WebsitesSchool Websites© 2010© 2010

Off Campus BehaviorOff Campus Behavior

Copyright IssuesCopyright Issues

8. Do you know that Lesson 8. Do you know that Lesson Plans and Grade Books are Plans and Grade Books are

legal documents?legal documents?

9. Do you diagnose students?9. Do you diagnose students?

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

QuestionsQuestions

Dr. Sarah WannemuehlerDr. Sarah WannemuehlerSt. Michael the Archangel St. Michael the Archangel

Catholic SchoolCatholic School810 High House Road810 High House Road

Cary, NC 27513Cary, NC 27513919-468-6152919-468-6152

WANNEMUEHL@aol.comWANNEMUEHL@aol.comhttp://stmichaelcary.orghttp://stmichaelcary.org