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Judicial Responses to Adverse Academic Decisions Affecting Public Postsecondary Institution Students since "Horowitz" and "Ewing".
Ford, Deborah L.; Strope, John L., Jr. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1996
The "Horowitz" and "Ewing" decisions defined the rights to due process in academic matters on the public postsecondary campus. This study bring the law forward since the 1978 and 1985 Supreme Court decisions by identifying and analyzing 59 cases. (142 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, Court Litigation, Due Process
Short-Term Suspensions Fourteen Years Later.
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Cooper, Dolores; Strope, John L., Jr. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
Fourteen years ago in "Goss v. Lopez," the Supreme Court dealt with the procedural due process required when students are suspended for 10 days or less. Examines how case law has developed in lower federal and state courts from this decision. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Prayer at Public School Graduation: What Is a School Official to Do?
Rankin, Norma R.; Strope, John L., Jr. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1994
In "Lee" the Supreme Court determined that "including clergy who offer prayers as part of an official public school graduation is forbidden by the Establishment Clause." Confusion arises over whether the Court decision determined "what" cannot be done or "who" cannot do it. Surveyed 10 Kentucky school…
Descriptors: Commencement Ceremonies, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, High School Seniors
Extracurricular Activities: Legal Developments.
Strope, John L., Jr. – 1983
The authority that local school officials and state athletic and activity associations have over extracurricular activities is the subject of this survey of reported cases beginning in 1980. Legal developments are discussed in the areas of general transfer rules, transfers and private schools, ineligibility based on nonschool incidents, team and…
Descriptors: Athletics, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
Teachers with AIDS.
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Strope, John L., Jr. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1988
Discusses the application of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as a legal theory available to an employee of a public school system who faces isolation, transfer, suspension, or termination because of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Addresses AIDS in the workplace and the law. (MLF)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
The Podberesky Case and Race-Related Financial Aid.
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Wells, Anne; Strope, John L., Jr. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1996
The lower court findings and 1995 Supreme Court decision in Podberesky versus Kerwin, concerning the legality of race-exclusive scholarships, is reviewed and its implications on race-based financial aid awards are examined. Issues discussed include current Department of Education guidelines in this context, meeting institutional mandates to…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Due Process Rights in Public Education: The Constitutional Dimensions of an Employee's 14th Amendment Liberty Interest in Good Name and Reputation.
Uerling, Donald F.; Strope, John L., Jr. – 2002
The purpose of this paper is to explore the due-process rights of public employees. These particular rights are grounded in the constitutionally protected liberty interest in one's good name and reputation. Both employers and employees should be aware of what parameters case law provides with regard to the dimensions of this due-process right and…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process