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The Fourth Circuit Kicks a Hole through the Contact-Sport Exception to Title IX.
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Puszczewicz, James – Journal of Law and Education, 2000
Discusses a recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that when individuals are allowed to try out for or join a team participating in a contact sport and operated for members of the other sex, then discrimination against because of their sex is prohibited by Title IX. (22 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Athletics, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Federal Regulation
When a Student Dies.
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
A student athlete died after the first day of football practice in Texas. His parents brought suit (Roventini v. Pasadena Independent School District) for monetary damages in federal district court contending that the defendants violated the student's rights. Presents the judge's analysis of the legal issues. Advises board members and…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Court Litigation, Death
School District Liability for Team Prayers.
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Bjorklun, Eugene C. – West's Education Law Reporter, 1990
An examination of the constitutionality of team prayer shows that pregame prayers violate the First Amendment's Establishment Clause, and their use can lead to liability problems for both coaches and school boards. Advises school boards to adopt policies specifically prohibiting team prayers. (MLF)
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation
National Values and Community Values, Part I: Gender Equity in the Schools.
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Rebell, Michael A.; Murdaugh, Anne W. – Journal of Law and Education, 1992
Discusses the issue of gender equity in the schools from the perspective of a national values/community values distinction. An overview of the major U.S. Supreme Court decisions on sex discrimination issues is presented followed by a detailed analysis of the implementation of legal mandates regarding sex equity in program access, athletics, and…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Athletics, Community Attitudes, Court Litigation
Higher Education.
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Hendrickson, Robert M. – 1987
This eighth chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes over 330 state and federal court cases litigated in 1985 in which institutions of higher education were involved. Among the topics examined were relationships between postsecondary institutions and various governmental agencies; discrimination in the employment of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, College Admission
Pupils.
Lufler, Henry S., Jr. – 1987
This third chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 affecting the legal rights of students in elementary and secondary schools. Among the topics examined are public school pupil assignment, tuition, transportation, compulsory attendance, and bilingual and bicultural…
Descriptors: Athletics, Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation
Students.
Gehring, Donald D.; Young, D. Parker – 1978
A review of 1977 cases that involved students and institutions of higher education indicates that students seem to be more concerned with their rights as educational consumers. The majority of cases concern controversies focusing on classroom and academic evaluation and treatment of students; receipt of various forms of financial aid; use of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Rights, College Admission, College Students