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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
Zirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B. – Principal, 1983
Two recent federal court decisions side with school authorities. In both cases the judges held the plaintiffs liable for the attorney fees of the defendants. The author comments that this may reflect a partial changing of the federal courts' attitude, yet cautions schools to remain vigilant of student rights. (MD)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Discipline, Federal Courts
Reutter, E. Edmund, Jr. – 1974
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 1972 on a case involving changes in boundaries of a county school district in Virginia which had been operated as a dual school system. Two weeks after a federal district Court ordered a school-pairing plan, the Emporia City Council announced that city's intention to operate an independent school system. The…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
Integrated Education Associates, Evanston, IL. – 1972
The hearings on the issues before the Court in this school desegregation case encompassed weeks of trial. The primary defendants in the instant issue were members of the Virginia State Board of Education; the State Superintendent of Public Instruction; and the members of the respective school boards and boards of supervisors of Henrico and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans