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Taylor, Kelly R. – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article discusses some basic principles that can guide principals' decisions on when and how to regulate student dress. Like many school issues, implementing a dress code or uniform policy involves both the constitutional rights of students and the responsibilities of school officials. As a result, with dress codes and many other concerns,…
Descriptors: Dress Codes, Educational Environment, Principals, Administrator Responsibility
Myers, Jill Joline; McCaw, Donna S.; Hemphill, Leaunda S. – Corwin, 2011
A parent brings a cyber bullying incident to your attention and expects you to resolve it. What are the students' rights and your responsibilities according to the law? Because the laws regarding disciplinary action are still evolving, this manual fills the gap by providing public school leaders with data-driven solutions for managing cyber…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Discipline, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Kallio, Brenda; Geisel, Richard – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2007
Public schools are unique environments where the rights and responsibilities of one individual or group can easily, if unintentionally, infringe on the rights and responsibilities of other individuals or groups. This can leave public school employees wondering about the nature and scope of their rights. While it is well established that public…
Descriptors: Work Environment, School Personnel, Principals, Secondary School Teachers
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Smith, Sonya G. – Journal of College and University Law, 1998
Examines the issue of a professor's First Amendment right to academic freedom vs. a student's right to an effective learning environment free from sexual harassment in a 1996 case, Cohen vs. San Bernardino Valley College. Also explored is the right of a public employee to free speech. Recommendations are offered to college administrators on…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Classroom Communication
Fulbright, Lu Van Loozen – 1985
Administrators need to know what control they have over student-produced publications. The first step administrators should take is to be well versed in the First Amendment and in court rulings involving the scope of student rights and school authority in regard to the student press. Step two is to make rules within the law. In general, school…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Educational Environment, Principals, School Law
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O'Shea, Kevin F. – Journal of College and University Law, 1997
Reviews 1995 court decisions concerning free speech in colleges and universities, focusing on the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment (educator speech, campus speech regulations, speech in public forum), religion clauses (Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause) and statutes (Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Equal Access Act). Concludes…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation