Responding to a message by Matt, to Charles on ...
MS>I'm a collections lawyer, so I couldn't give you any cite on this.
Fair enough.
 
MS>But I'd never advise any client of mine to do 
MS>_anything_ that could be construed as practicing law 
MS>without a license, because if someone followed the 
MS>client's advice and got in a mess, you can bet he'd sue the 
MS>client if the client was some kind of government official 
MS>(cop, teacher, etc.).
Unless this relates back to the discussion on teachers advising parents 
that their child's misbehavior may require medical attention in some 
fashion that I don't see, it looks to me like you've moved on to another 
topic.  We were NOT discussing teachers practicing law without a license.
MS>But defending the lawsuits is costly, even if the 
MS>district is almost sure to win them.  Why risk it?  That's 
MS>what I'd tell a client.
Why open the schools to teach at all?  If everything we say and do is 
subject to a lawsuit, perhaps we should all go hide our heads in the 
sand.  Or, perhaps we should do the right thing - advise parents as to 
our concerns over learning or behavior patterns and let the law worry 
about itself.
Chuck Beams
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cbeams@future.dreamscape.com
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