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Ohanian, Susan – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
A teacher describes the four-year bureaucratic maze she went through to rectify a problem with the lack of proper toilet paper dispensers in the women teachers' bathroom of a brand new school. (MD)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Rights, Teacher Welfare
Zakariya, Sally Banks – Executive Educator, 1988
To identify applicants with past criminal records, 22 states have passed laws making F.B.I. checks mandatory for teacher certification. Because many teachers are affronted by background checks and fingerprinting, unions often block this type of proposed legislation. Insets provide tips on avoiding defamation and negligent hiring charges and on…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Selection, Sexual Abuse
Download full textShaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
The laws affecting education in the United States today can generally be classified according to four categories: (1) Constitutional law (both state and federal); (2) statutes and regulations; (3) common law principles; and (4) contract law. Students and teachers in private schools are not protected by federal Constitutional law because they are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Confidential Records, Court Litigation
