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Peer reviewedRoberts, Nathan M.; Fossey, Richard – Journal of Law & Education, 2002
Discusses several state and federal court cases testing the limits of school district efforts to expand the scope of random student drug-testing since the Supreme Court's 1995 decision in "Vernonia School District 47J v. Action," wherein the Court approved random drug-testing of student athletes in public high schools. (Contains 113…
Descriptors: Athletics, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing
Peer reviewedEhlenberger, Kate R. – Educational Leadership, 2002
Describes legal standard of reasonable suspicion for school officials to conduct student searches in public schools and court cases interpreting that standard. Discusses probable-cause standard for student searches by law-enforcement officials, voluntary student searches, and individual versus random searches. Recommends two practices to reduce…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
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
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
