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Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
In DesRoches v Caprio, federal district court ruled in favor of Jim DesRoches who had decided not to consent to a search of his backpack for a pair of allegedly stolen sneakers. Judge Robert G. Doumar decided the need to find the stolen sneakers did not outweigh the students' privacy interest and offered guidelines about school searches for stolen…
Descriptors: Discipline, Due Process, Federal Courts, High Schools
A Swift and Sure Student Search.
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1996
When school employees investigate alleged misconduct by students, they must follow school rules and federal and state laws. A school-locker search in a recent case from Indiana--"S.A. versus State"--illustrates the importance of employees and students knowing the rules governing investigations, and of specific employees being given the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, School Law
Students' Rights and the Fourth Amendment.
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Jones, Roger E.; Barham, Frank E. – Educational Forum, 1982
Examines the fundamental points established by case law in the area of search and seizure of property of public school students. Federal and state court cases are analyzed; and a review of the literature establishes additional points of emphasis. (CT)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Federal Legislation
A Search of Last Resort.
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1997
A case involving a strip-search of two second-grade girls in Talledega, Alabama, was dismissed with an eight-to-three vote by the 11th Circuit Court. The court issued an opinion on only one question in the case: whether the employees involved were entitled to "qualified immunity." Advises administrators to be cautious and permit strip…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
A Search for the Right Answer.
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
A federal case from Georgia about strip-searches of fifth-grade students for a missing $26 was appealed to the 11th Circuit Court. The 11th Circuit affirmed the district court that the strip searches were unconstitutional but that certain federal law rules shielded the school employees, a police officer, the school district, and the county from…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Responsibility
Courts and School Policies.
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Lufler, Henry S., Jr. – 1986
This paper examines what is known about the link between court decisions and changing school discipline practices; proposes a variety of studies to add to knowledge in this area; and contains suggestions on ways that research findings can be used to improve the ongoing legal education of school personnel. The complex nature of some of the Supreme…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Behavior Change, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
School Law Update, 1986.
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1986
A wide variety of contemporary legal issues, involving all levels of public and private education, are addressed in the 20 separate chapters comprising this volume. The titles and authors of the chapters are as follows: (1) Due Process of Law: Loudermill v. Cleveland Board of Education (Hooker); (2) Schools, Technology and the Law (Helm); (3)…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Censorship, Cheating