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Building a Nation: Religion and Values in the Public Schools of the USA, Australia, and South Africa
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Direct linkMawdsley, Ralph D.; Cumming, Jacqueline Joy; de Waal, Elda – Education and the Law, 2008
Although the systems of public schools differ among Australia, South Africa and the USA, all three countries recognize that religion plays a significant role in determining values. All three countries have written constitutions but only South Africa and the USA have a Bill of Rights that protects persons' exercise of religious beliefs. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Religion, Private Education, Public Schools
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
Mawdsley, Ralph D. – 1996
School officials face a daunting array of legal responsibilities in managing student transportation. This monograph identifies and discusses the most important transportation problems facing school officials, despite the considerable variances among state requirements. Following the introductory section, section 2 describes school districts' and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Disabilities
