Liability of School Boards and School Officials for Violations of Federal Rights.

McCarthy, Martha M.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Liability of School Boards and School Officials for Violations of Federal Rights.

McCarthy, Martha M.

Journal of Education Finance, v7 n1 p128-34 Sum 1981

Considers the implications for school boards and school officials of recent litigation under Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1871. Reviews the issues of official status under the law, immunity to suits, good faith defences, and liability for damages. (RW)

Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Federal Legislation, Legal Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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