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Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1990
This publication looks at the effect of the law on preschool programs conducted by nonpublic agencies. In the first chapter, a distinction is drawn between day care and preschool. The second chapter deals with sources of the law that are applied to preschool. Canon law affects Catholic schools. Catholic schools, as well as public schools, are…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Child Abuse, Civil Law, Constitutional Law
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
This publication addresses issues concerning the application of the law to extended-day Catholic schools. The first chapter provides an overview of extended care. In the second chapter, sources of the law that are applied to extended care programs are described. Canon law affects Catholic schools. Catholic schools are also subject to four types of…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Child Abuse, Civil Law, Constitutional Law
Lewis, Larry – 1979
This publication summarizes and explains education-related court decisions in an effort to supply school people with guidelines in determining how school law applies to specific situations in their school districts. Although there is some emphasis on Oklahoma law, cases cited originated in all parts of the United States. Cases cited concern civil…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Competence, Constitutional Law
Lufler, Henry S., Jr. – 1987
This chapter reviews court decisions in education during 1986 that addressed issues related to student rights and the jurisdiction of schools with respect to pupils. The first section of the review covers the issues of public school assignment, tuition, transportation, and compulsory attendance. This is followed by short discussions of cases…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment
Weeks, J. Devereux – 1992
Public school principals and teachers have a compelling need to understand student rights when teaching constitutional principles that apply to students. This book seeks to help both students and educators understand those rights. The work concerns itself with the fundamental federal constitutional rights of public school students. A study of the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation

Zirkel, Perry A. – Educational Leadership, 2002
Summarizes the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have had the greatest impact on public elementary and secondary education within the last 50 years, beginning with "Brown v. Board of Education" in 1954. Includes decisions involving equality of education, freedom of expression, student discipline and safety, and religion in schools.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation