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Grosse, W. Jack; Melnick, Nicholas – American School Board Journal, 1985
Dismissing a teacher for insubordination is usually acceptable to the courts when the teacher willfully defies reasonable and specific regulations and orders despite repeated and clear directives that such behavior must cease. (PGD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Peer reviewedMelnick, Nicholas; Lillard, Sandra D. – Clearing House, 1989
Discusses judicial decisions bearing on the nature of academic freedom as a constitutional right of public school teachers. Summarizes cases that recognize a teacher's right to teach contrary to the wishes of school authorities, and cases that uphold the state's right to control the public school curriculum. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMelnick, Nicholas; Twyman, Linda – Clearing House, 1986
Cites court cases where school boards presented evidence that a teacher's lifestyle or conduct provided grounds for dismissal. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
