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Download full textMissouri Univ., Columbia. Dept. of Special Education. – 1994
This booklet addresses responsibilities and rights of faculty interacting with postsecondary students who have disabilities and the legislation determining those responsibilities and rights. It focuses on the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For each of the two laws,…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, College Students
Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Salem, OR. – 1999
This booklet describes in general terms the various federal and state laws, rules, and regulations about which Oregon teachers must knowledgeable. Knowledge of laws prohibiting discrimination is required by Oregon Revised Statute 342.123. The Teacher Standards and Practices Commission permits applicants for licensure to demonstrate knowledge of…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Liaison Bulletin, 1992
This bulletin addresses challenges facing school administrators and local and state officials in implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The purpose of the ADA is stated, and dates that various provisions become effective are noted. The relationship of the ADA to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and to the Individuals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Camp, William E., Ed.; And Others – 1993
The principal is faced with myriad legal issues on a daily basis, making it imperative that he or she keep abreast with developing legal issues. The first of four sections, "Students and the Law," surveys federal statutes and landmark Supreme Court decisions pertaining to the rights of students. It addresses legal issues regarding search and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1987
This volume summarizes and analyzes judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1986 by state appellate courts and federal courts. The book is divided into the following eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law: (1) "Employees" by Gail Paulus Sorenson; (2) "Bargaining"…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Keesecker, Ward W. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
This publication is designed to encourage and assist those who seek to improve school systems through the improvement of school laws. This is a revised edition of "Know Your School Law," Bulletin 1952 No. 1, by Dr. Ward W. Keesecker, and is part of the Office of Education program to develop a clearinghouse of timely and useful information on…
Descriptors: Educational History, School Law, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
