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| Mawdsley, Ralph D. | 1 |
| Permuth, Steve | 1 |
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Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Permuth, Steve – 1984
Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act, providing for legal action to redress deprivation of constitutional rights by agencies of the state, has become a popular medium for remediation of alleged substantive and procedural wrongs by school officials. The success of Section 1983 actions against public schools has led to attempts to extend such…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
