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Sorenson, Gail Paulus – Wests's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Section 1983 of the 1871 Civil Rights Act includes the option of money damages for violations of the Constitution and federal laws. The focus of this paper is on the scope and limit of school district liability. Questions decisions where boards may have avoided liability by intentional ignorance of inaction in the face of supervisory incompetence.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Child Abuse
