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Download full textDelon, Floyd G. – 1977
This is an expansion and revision of the author's 1972 monograph "Substantive Legal Aspects of Teacher Discipline." The major focus is again placed on the identification and description of the present legal restrictions on teacher behavior both in and out of the classroom. The author examines statutory provisions affecting certification, contracts…
Descriptors: Contracts, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
Delon, Floyd G.; Bartman, Robert E. – 1979
The bulk of this chapter is devoted to three areas of contention: discrimination in employment (including discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, and handicapping condition), the discipline and dismissal of employees (including separate discussions of such causes as insubordination, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, incompetence,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Age, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
Stevens, Ed – ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1999
Due process has become an important principle in higher education as a result of many new legal issues, including dismissals of students from campus, firings of staff members, faculty tenure and promotion, sexual harassment, discrimination, and substance abuse. This volume defines due process; explains when due process procedures are required;…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Decision Making
Delon, Floyd G. – 1980
Chapter 2 of a book on school law, this chapter summarizes 1979 court cases concerning school employees. The author deals with cases in the areas of employment discrimination, dismissal and discipline of employees, tenure, substantive constitutional rights of employees, procedural due process for employee dismissal, immunity and liability under…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel)
Rossow, Lawrence F.; Tate, James O. – 2003
This monograph is a legal treatise covering all legal aspects of the evaluation of teachers. It looks at what can legally be evaluated, how the evaluation can become evidence for termination, and how to avoid and win lawsuits involving wrongful teacher dismissals. It is intended for practicing administrators, supervisors of instruction, teacher…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Grinstead, Kenneth – 1987
Complete information about the Michigan Teachers' Tenure Act is presented in this 12-chapter volume. Tenure is an employment security device giving permanent status and protection against dismissal except for stated cause. An overview discusses tenure's advantages and disadvantages and legislation in Michigan that culminated in the 1964 Teachers'…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal)
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1984
Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning the employment, dismissal, and tenuring of the employees of public agencies--in particular, public schools--are reported in this chapter. The chapter first addresses discrimination in employment based on race, sex, age, or physical limitations and notes that the shifting burden of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Contracts
