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School Law.
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Reviews four recent court decisions affecting school law. A Circuit Court of Appeals ruling upheld Norfolk Schools' decision to abolish busing and reinstate neighborhood schools. The United States Supreme Court dismissed appeals to lower court decisions involving a minimum grade prerequisite, a teacher's privacy rights, and an "adult"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Court Litigation, Courts, Divorce
School Law.
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1986
Garland Independent School District (Texas) has a clear-cut policy of free choice regarding union membership and has placed firm restrictions on union activities during shool hours. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld these restrictions but struck down a superintendent's claim that teachers' private communications violated district…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Court Litigation, Courts, Elementary Secondary Education
School Law.
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1987
Courts generally rule against drug testing of public employees. A urine sample represents "unreasonable search" under the Fourth Amendment. Testing unreliability was illustrated in "Jones v. McKenzie." Factual, "reasonable suspicion" must exist for judicial approval. Tests do not resolve employee drug abuse;…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
School Law.
Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1984
Discusses cases involving a nontenured high school coach's firing, state-mandated competency testing, and civil rights of public employees. (KS)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts