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Zirkel, Perry A. – Principal, 2002
Describes an Illinois case involving the demotion of an elementary school principal with 5 years of experience to a classroom teacher. The former principal sued the district claiming that her state due-process rights were violated. The state court disagreed, entering a summary judgment for the district; later affirmed on appeal. Reviews other…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Principals
Zirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B. – Principal, 1982
In 1982 in "Lubbock Civil Liberties Union v. Lubbock Independent School District," the Fifth Circuit Court ruled unconstitutional a school policy allowing meetings after school hours for moral, religious, or ethical purposes. Federal courts have struck down other similar policies. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Religion
