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Download full textWaters, Kevin Stewart; Russell, William Benedict, III – Online Submission, 2008
The Internet is a valuable educational tool being utilized in many classrooms today. However, Internet and computer policies restrict and limit how the Internet and computer can be used in a school. An Internet and computer policy typically limits students to use the Internet and computer for educational purposes. If a student violates this policy…
Descriptors: Discipline, School Districts, Court Litigation, Internet
Direct linkLane, Kenneth, Ed.; Gooden, Mark, Ed.; Mead, Julie, Ed.; Pauken, Patrick, Ed.; Eckes, Suzanne, Ed. – Education Law Association, 2008
The Principal's Legal Handbook contains information and recommendations for practice in four areas. Section 1, "Students and the Law," yields interesting and informative answers on a number of issues related to students and the law: recent issues in schools relative to students' rights; the use of technology; and the latest case law and…
Descriptors: Principals, School Law, Student Rights, Technology Uses in Education
Peer reviewedEssex, N. L. – Clearing House, 1988
Discusses how to determine whether a school-related search is reasonable. Suggests 10 guidelines to avoid suits over illegal searches. Recommends that school authorities exercise extreme care to protect themselves against suits alleging Constitutional violations. (MS)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
Peer reviewedLincoln, Eugene A. – Urban Education, 1986
In New Jersey vs. T.L.O. (1985) the Supreme Court clarified and limited the student's Fourth Amendment rights against "unreasonable searches and seizures." When school officials act alone and on their own authority, they need not obtain a warrant but may conduct a search based on the lesser standard of "reasonableness." (LHW)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1984
A current United States Supreme Court case will determine constitutional guidelines for school administrators in searching students for drugs and other school contraband. Thus far, the New Jersey Supreme Court has established a demanding standard for warrantless searches of students and their property, requiring respect for students'"valid…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Minnesota House of Representatives, St. Paul. Research Dept. – 1989
This document examines the Fourth Amendment as the source of search and seizure law; drug testing of school employees; and drug testing searches of students. The United States Supreme Court case that established the two-part test to determine the legality of a student search is discussed, three separate student drug testing programs that have been…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing, Educational Legislation
Frels, Kelly, Ed.; Horner, Jeff, Ed.; Camp, Bill, Ed.; Robinson, Vianei Lopez, Ed. – 1996
Intended as a practical legal guide for Texas educators and lawyers, this book contains three major sections dealing with several chapters on various school law topics, each prepared by Texas attorneys. Section 1, "School Boards and Superintendents," includes chapters on school board members authority and relationship with staff, the…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Constitutional Law, Copyrights, Court Litigation
Van Dyke, Jon M.; Sakurai, Melvin M. – 1992
The Fourth Amendment protects an individual's justified expectations of privacy against unreasonable government intrusions; however, reasonable intrusions are allowed when legitimate governmental interests are served. This volume is intended to provide guidelines for school administrators on how to conduct searches and seizures in a manner…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Check Lists, Constitutional Law
Russo, Charles J., Ed.; Polansky, Harvey, Ed.; Wood, R. Craig, Ed. – 2001
This book provides school business administrators with an introduction to a variety of legal issues relevant to their professional roles. The book is divided into three major sections: management issues, employment issues, and constitutional issues. The topics covered in the seven-chapter section on management issues include board and district…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Charter Schools, Constitutional Law, Contracts
