The Teacher's Nightmare: Getting Fired for Good Teaching.

Lacks, Cissy

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ERIC Number: EJ540624

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274

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The Teacher's Nightmare: Getting Fired for Good Teaching.

Lacks, Cissy

English Journal, v86 n2 p29-33 Feb 1997

Contains a summary of the events leading to the firing of teacher Cissy Lacks and her successful court battle to win her job back with compensations. Presents Lacks' own reflections on censorship, discrimination, tenure, publicity, legal representation, and constitutional issues. (TB)

Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Racial Bias, School Policy, Secondary Education, Standards, Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Rights, Tenure

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Censorship.