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An Examination of Section 504 in Practice: Dark Days for Student Rights
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Maydosz, Ann S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a broadly worded statement that addresses discrimination in schools and other settings. Enacted at about the same time as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 has been used sparingly in elementary and secondary schools. Section 504 presents an opportunity to redress…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Student Rights, Secondary Schools, Civil Rights
The Supreme Court, "Our Town," and Disability Policy: Boardrooms and Bedrooms, Courtrooms and Cloakrooms
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Stowe, Matthew J.; Turnbull, H. Rutherford, III; Sublet, Chad – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
In this discussion of recent key disability-related decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court (1995-2004), we (a) assess whether the Court has supported or undermined certain core concepts of disability policy and (b) examine how the Court balances the comparative rights of those with and those without disabilities. In cases involving employment…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Resurrection of the Eleventh Amendment: Are the Rights of Special Education Students in Jeopardy?
Villani, Christine J.; Dieterich, Cynthia A.; Burns, B. Darren – 2002
The 11th Amendment, ratified in 1798, has proved itself a great source of discussion, even confusion, among many courts in this country. Historical background on the development of the 11th Amendment and its interpretations in different cases sets the context for the rest of this paper, the theme of which involves state immunity from federal…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Nondiscrimination in Employment, 1973-1975. A Broadening and Deepening National Effort.
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Shaeffer, Ruth G. – 1975
This supplement to ED 086 806 discusses developments in the field of equal employment opportunity (EEO). A section on recent developments under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, covers the American Telephone and Telegraph Consent Decree, other conciliation and consent agreements, labor relations aspects, individual suits,…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Career Education
The Yearbook of School Law, 1986.
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1987
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1985 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this volume. The book is divided into eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law. The chapters are "Employees" (Gail Paulus Sorenson);…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Pupils.
Lufler, Henry S., Jr. – 1984
This chapter, which reports on decisions made by federal and state courts in 1983 concerning the treatment of pupils, notes that for the first time in five years the number of such cases did not increase. Important decisions were handed down regarding student expression and concerning the payment of fees and damages in litigation affecting the…
Descriptors: Athletics, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
The Yearbook of School Law, 1987.
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)