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Uerling, Donald F. – Educational Considerations, 2007
Educators are generally aware that federal law protects persons with disabilities from unjustified discrimination, but they may not be familiar with the details of how these protections come into play when decisions are made about an individual's educational or employment opportunities. This article focuses on the protections that two federal…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Buskirk, Donald D. – Industrial Education, 1984
Reviews the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) to assist teachers in understanding their rights and obligations regarding handicapped students. (JOW)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Industrial Education, Teacher Responsibility
Synott, John – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2007
This article presents a discussion of the development of Jeongyojo or the Korean Teachers and Educational Workers Union from its emergence as a social movement in the late 1980s to its current status and prominent campaigns. The article identifies certain aspects of South Korean history and culture that have shaped the distinctive identity of this…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Unions, Foreign Countries, Social Change
Bauer, Anne M.; Shea, Thomas M. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
A discussion of the transmission and prevention of hepatitis B focuses on implications of the disease for special educators, including maintaining confidentiality, providing education in the least restrictive environment, curriculum modifications in related behavioral/social areas, and personal risk. Relevant administrative and legal questions are…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Disabilities
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Pearson, Suzanne – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1996
This discussion of child abuse in children with disabilities focuses on teachers' rights and responsibilities for reporting abuse and the need to overcome barriers to reporting abuse. Recommendations to protect teachers from unwarranted allegations of abuse are also given, including creating an open classroom environment, distinguishing between…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Classroom Environment, Disabilities
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Forlin, Peter; Forlin, Chris – Australian Journal of Education, 1998
Argues that in Australia, despite complex educational laws/policies, no legal mandate that ensures inclusive education exists. The legislative structure for education is outlined from a constitutional perspective; duties, rights, and responsibilities of teachers, specifically concerning inclusion of children with disabilities in the regular…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
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Grady, Marilyn L.; McKay, Jack; Krumm, Bernita L.; Peery, Kaye L. – Rural Educator, 1998
Survey of 24 midwestern school attorneys, 31 midwestern school administrators, and 22 law professors identified the most important school law cases in 10 categories: students' rights, due process, search and seizure, school attendance, rights of the handicapped, school curriculum, church and state, school desegregation, school finance, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
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Yell, Mitchell L. – Exceptional Children, 1989
The article explicates the rights and responsibilities of special educators and administrators in the suspension and expulsion of handicapped students from school. In addition to a discussion of Honig versus Doe, the article presents the common law principles that have been developed in federal litigation. (JDD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Court Litigation, Disabilities
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Tucker, Bonnie Poitras; Smith, Joseph F., Jr. – Journal of Legal Education, 1996
The obligations of law schools, under federal law, to accommodate faculty with disabilities are examined. Employment provisions of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the definition of a disabled individual are reviewed, and real and hypothetical scenarios in hiring and employing law teachers are…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Definitions