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School Districts, Communications, and Freedom of Information
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Mawdsley, Ralph D. – School Business Affairs, 2012
Virtually every state has a stature entitling public access to meetings of governing bodies, including school boards. The exchange of information between the district and the public is governed by a variety of statutes. These statutes reflect a policy whereby the business of school boards is to be transparent and exposed to public scrutiny. Three…
Descriptors: Legal Responsibility, Communications, Freedom, Access to Information
Sexual Misconduct by School Employees.
Mawdsley, Ralph D. – NASSP Legal Memorandum, 1992
The recent United States Supreme Court decision in "Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools" highlights the additional risks facing school districts and employees under federal statutes and the common law as a result of sexual misconduct by school employees. The "Franklin" case illustrates that damages could be available to…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Removal of School Board Members.
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Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Hooker, Clifford P. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Summarizes issues relating to removal of school board members in the areas of grounds, methods, and parties seeking removal. The fewer than 20 successful removal actions since World War II indicate that the vulnerability of board members to litigation does not necessarily mean they are equally vulnerable to removal actions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education
The Supreme Court Upholds Drug Testing of Student Participants in Extracurricular Activities.
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Russo, Charles J. – School Business Affairs, 2003
Analysis of 2001 United States Supreme Court decision in "Earls v. Board of Education of Tecumseh Public Schools," upholding random drug testing for students participating in extracurricular activities. Discusses implications for school policy and practice. (Contains 15 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Athletes, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing
Parental Rights and Public Education.
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Mawdsley, Ralph D. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
The role of parents as arbiters of their children's education has been redefined over the past half century, partly by judicial opinions that defer to the discretion of school boards and administrators. (53 references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Court Litigation, Court Role, Elementary Secondary Education
"Clever v. Cherry Hill Township Board of Education": Recognition of Religious Diversity in Public Schools.
Mawdsley, Ralph D. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1994
A New Jersey school board enacted a policy to broaden students' understanding of their multicultural community's religious heritage. The federal district court upheld the Cherry Hill Township's approach to recognizing religious diversity in public schools. Reviews the policy and the court decision, and explores implications for public schools. (90…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
State Regulation of Religious Schools: A Need for Direction.
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Permuth, Steven – NOLPE School Law Journal, 1983
Court cases involving attempts to impose regulations on religious schools document the need for the Supreme Court to furnish guidelines on what constitutes reasonable state regulations, what religious educational practices are constitutionally protected, and what are permissable intrusions by the state into the affairs of religious institutions.…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
Supreme Court Upholds Religious Liberty: Educational Implications.
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Russo, Charles J. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1994
Reviews a set of Supreme Court rulings that may dramatically alter the landscape of First Amendment jurisprudence: "Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah"; "Jones v. Clear Creek Independent School District"; "Lambs Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District"; and Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Court Role, Deaf Interpreting
Drug Testing of Students in Extracurricular Activities: An Update.
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Russo, Charles J. – School Business Affairs, 2001
Reviews recent federal appellate court cases dealing with legal issues involving random drug testing of students participating in extracurricular activities. Draws implications for school business officials and other educators. (PKP)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing
Legal Aspects of Pupil Transportation.
Mawdsley, Ralph D. – 1984
The legal aspects of pupil transportation are examined, including the liability of various factions for transportation decisions and the duty of school districts to provide adequate transportation. Discussed are court decisions dealing with such complex topics as transportation of special education students, transportation for purpose of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Busing, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Free Expression and Censorship: Public Policy and the Law.
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Mawdsley, Alice L. – 1988
This monograph traces the legal history of the conflict between constitutional rights of expression in the schools and school boards' control of education. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the law and policy of free expression. Chapter 2 is a case study of "Kuhlmeier v. Hazelwood School District," in which a high school principal…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Censorship