NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Special Education Discipline in the 1990s.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Sorenson, Gail Paulus – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Discusses the major federal laws relevant to education of the handicapped and how they apply in a given discipline situation. Summarizes issues that past court decisions have clarified such as suspensions, change of placement, and termination of educational services pursuant to a long-term suspension or expulsion. Mentions important emerging…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline
When a Student Dies.
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
A student athlete died after the first day of football practice in Texas. His parents brought suit (Roventini v. Pasadena Independent School District) for monetary damages in federal district court contending that the defendants violated the student's rights. Presents the judge's analysis of the legal issues. Advises board members and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Court Litigation, Death
Federal Litigation Arising from Personnel Practices of Southern School Boards from 1970 through 1981 in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Area.
Sistrunk, Walter E.; Guin, Mary Linda – 1983
This paper offers administrators, teachers, and school boards an introduction to legal issues surrounding teacher dismissal and school desegregation and summarizes a study of all teacher dismissal cases heard from 1970 through 1981 in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Most of the report is devoted to an overview of the historical development of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Due Process
Trend: Courts Sustain Your Tough, but Fair, Actions.
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1985
Reviews four recent cases decided in state and federal courts. The cases focused on due process in student suspensions, the use of unlawfully obtained evidence in disciplinary hearings, unacceptable methods for handling personnel conflicts, and the application of voluntary affirmative action policies during periods of staff reduction. (PGD)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Due Process
School Law Primer for New Board Members.
Mullaly, Paula A. – 1983
School board members from 50 states have in common the United States Constitution and the legal principles announced by the federal courts in response to that Constitution. New board members are usually concerned with the rights of teachers, parents, and students. Starting with student rights, student conduct that involves freedom of expression…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Censorship, Court Litigation
The Yearbook of School Law, 1987.
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1987
This volume summarizes and analyzes judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1986 by state appellate courts and federal courts. The book is divided into the following eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law: (1) "Employees" by Gail Paulus Sorenson; (2) "Bargaining"…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
School Officials and the Courts: Update 1983. ERS Monograph.
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1983
Sixth in a series providing a scope treatment of case law on a wide range of public school issues, this monograph reviews selected federal and state decisions handed down between June 30, 1982 and June 30, 1983. School board issues covered include at-large election, open meeting laws, and authority to close schools, reduce slaries, interpret…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation