After you read this chapter, you should be able to

9.1 Defend the importance of having an Educators’ Code of Ethics.
9.2 Assess how case law, teacher licensure, and a contract to teach affect the teaching profession.
9.3 Describe how teachers’ constitutional freedoms, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and protection from unreasonable search and seizure, operate in schools.
9.4 Examine how students’ privacy rights in school regarding discipline, property, and student records affect students and teachers.
9.5 Critique how schools protect and limit student rights.