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Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Analyzes the United States Supreme Court's reversal of "Memphis County School Distruct v. Stachura," a District Court decision to compensate a temporarily suspended life sciences teacher for damages involving deprivation of his constitutional rights. Views this decision as one more obstacle blocking individuals' progress against…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Courts, Due Process
Flygare, Thomas J. – 1984
This paper argues that courts have tended to identify and enforce individual rights at the expense, in many instances, of the ability of school boards and legislatures to carry out what they perceive to be the will of the majority of voters in their jurisdictions. The trend emphasizing individual rights began in 1954 with the Supreme Court…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
