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Jones, Megan – Social Education, 2011
On December 21, 1911, Fremont Weeks, an employee of the Adams Express Company, was arrested while on the job at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Police suspected that Weeks was selling and "transmitting chances" in a lottery, which at the time was considered gambling, an illegal action in Missouri. While Weeks was being held at…
Descriptors: Evidence, Police, Federal Courts, Law Enforcement
A Search for the Right Answer.
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
A federal case from Georgia about strip-searches of fifth-grade students for a missing $26 was appealed to the 11th Circuit Court. The 11th Circuit affirmed the district court that the strip searches were unconstitutional but that certain federal law rules shielded the school employees, a police officer, the school district, and the county from…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Responsibility
Ethical Liability: Are Girls Safe in Your Schools?
First, Patricia F.; Curcio, Joan L. – School Business Affairs, 1994
Cites two court cases regarding students' complains of sexual harassment by teachers. Contends that the educators in these cases violated both commonly accepted personal morality and the ethics of their profession. Reveals a widespread resistance to the study on the psychological development of girls. (MLF)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
Search and Seizure in the Public Schools.
Rossow, Lawrence F. – 1987
This monograph attempts to provide clear understanding of the standards presented by the Supreme Court in "New Jersey v. T.L.O." relative to search and seizure in public schools, and suggests practical ways of applying search and seizure law to situations in the school setting. ("T.L.O." are the initials of the anonymous…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
School Administrators and Law Enforcement Officials.
Bartlett, Larry D. – Legal Memorandum, 1994
To best deal with the issue of law enforcement officers in the school, educators should establish a written policy. Two previous issues of this journal offered a model policy. In light of intervening legal and educational developments, a revised 1994 model is offered. Local education officials are prohibited from sharing student records with law…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Checklists for Searches and Seizures in Public Schools. 1992 Edition.
Van Dyke, Jon M.; Sakurai, Melvin M. – 1992
The Fourth Amendment protects an individual's justified expectations of privacy against unreasonable government intrusions; however, reasonable intrusions are allowed when legitimate governmental interests are served. This volume is intended to provide guidelines for school administrators on how to conduct searches and seizures in a manner…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Check Lists, Constitutional Law
Pupils.
Lufler, Henry S., Jr. – 1987
This third chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 affecting the legal rights of students in elementary and secondary schools. Among the topics examined are public school pupil assignment, tuition, transportation, compulsory attendance, and bilingual and bicultural…
Descriptors: Athletics, Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation