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Peer reviewedDonahue, Simone A. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Presents a lesson plan for teaching about gangs and the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Includes a handout and discussion questions and identifies sources for further reading. (SG)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Juvenile Gangs
Peer reviewedGlickman, Suzin – Update on Law-Related Education, 1992
Presents an essay examining homeless shelter residents' freedom from unreasonable searches. Reviews the historical background of the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable search and seizure. Explores factors considered when determining what is "reasonable." Analyzes the concepts of standing, what constitutes a home, and consent.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process
Peer reviewedKenny, Maureen; Reilley, Margaret – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Presents a student- and community-produced assembly program in which several Supreme Court cases are reenacted. Focuses on student rights concerning search and seizure, freedom of speech, and freedom of of the press. Provides a 40- to 50-minute script with roles for narrators, administrators, police officers, reporters, lawyers, and students. (CH)
Descriptors: Assembly Programs, Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Download full textLeming, Robert S.; And Others – 1992
These materials include the script for a mock trial in which students are asked to role play the participants in a case based on the facts of New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985). The case raised questions involving a students' rights to protection against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment and schools' needs to…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
The laws affecting education in the United States today can generally be classified according to four categories: (1) Constitutional law (both state and federal); (2) statutes and regulations; (3) common law principles; and (4) contract law. Students and teachers in private schools are not protected by federal Constitutional law because they are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Confidential Records, Court Litigation
Price, Janet R.; And Others – 1988
This book, addressed directly to students, defines the scope of school officials' power to regulate students' lives and these officials' responsibilities to provide services and protection to students. The chapters outline the law in specific areas, but they all reflect a common theme: school officials can make and enforce only reasonable rules of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Activism, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
