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Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Describes facts and law leading to Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision to remand for trial a middle-school teacher's claim that suburban Philadelphia school district retaliated against her for advocating the raising of multicultural awareness, thus violating her First Amendment rights of free speech. Discusses implications for teachers and…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Middle Schools
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Reviews Ridgewood, New Jersey, case wherein several parents claimed that school district's student survey violated students' privacy rights protected by the Constitution and two federal statutes: The Family Rights and Privacy Act and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment. Discusses subsequent federal regulatory and state legislative action.…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts