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Peer reviewedRossell, Christine; Baker, Keith – Journal of Law and Education, 1988
Traces the entry and exit criteria of transitional bilingual education programs through federal court decisions, laws, and regulations over the past decade. Examines the validity of the rules used to decide who needs transitional bilingual education. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFischer, Thomas C. – Journal of Law and Education, 1993
Traces legal balance in "Tinker" between Constitutional rights of students and caveat that these rights were secure only as exercise did not "interfere" with disciplinary processes of school. Cites changing political landscape; free exercise and establishment of religion; and search and seizure. Concludes that students appear…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Court Role
Peer reviewedHiers, Richard H. – Journal of College and University Law, 1995
Two sets of Supreme Court cases are examined and their links discussed in the context of the recent Jeffries v. Harleston court case concerning the City College of New York. The first pertains to and reflects general protection of academic freedom in public colleges and universities; the second concerns speech rights of public school teachers and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Mawdsley, Alice L. – 1988
This monograph traces the legal history of the conflict between constitutional rights of expression in the schools and school boards' control of education. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the law and policy of free expression. Chapter 2 is a case study of "Kuhlmeier v. Hazelwood School District," in which a high school principal…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Censorship
Download full textWRIGHT, J. SKELLY – 1967
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS EXCERPTS FROM THE OPINION HANDED DOWN IN THE "HOBSON V. HANSEN" CASE. A SUIT HAD BEEN FILED IN 1966 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS WHICH CHARGED THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WAS DISCRIMINATING UNCONSTITUTIONALLY AGAINST NEGROES AND POOR CHILDREN ON BOTH DE JURE AND DE FACTO…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Black Students, Board of Education Policy, Bus Transportation
Walden, Charles – 1972
This is a report on the failure of the desegregation plan adopted by the Louisville Board of Education in 1956 but never modified to meet changing conditions. The analysis, by staff members of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, is based on statistical data supplied by the Board of Education for the years 1955 through 1971. Findings include…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Plans, Educational Policy, Elementary Schools
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Appropriations. – 1976
The purpose of these hearings was to hear testimony on an amendment to the Emergency School Aid Act proposed by Senator Jackson. This amendment would provide 50 million dollars in discretionary funds to the Commissioner of Education. These funds could be used in areas having special problems with school integration. Testimony was given on the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Mizell, M. Hayes – 1974
Eight years ago, official resistance to desegregation of the public schools in South Carolina was still firm. Due to the pressure applied by the Federal Courts and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Office of Civil Rights, more desegregation began to occur gradually during the years after 1966. In January 1970, the Greenville…
Descriptors: Bias, Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods
Cantu, Mario G.; Garza, Francisco – AGENDA, 1981
On July 22, 1980, in U.S. Federal District Court in Texas, Judge Woodrow Seals declared unconstitutional Section 21.031 of the Texas Education Code which restricted children of undocumented immigrants from attending Texas public schools. The decision's effect is to affirm the Constitutional right to an education regardless of immigration status.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acculturation, Admission Criteria, Children
McCarthy, Martha M. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1994
Provides a brief overview of the legal context of litigation regarding whether children with disabilities are entitled to be placed in the regular education program with supplemental aids and services. Examines federal circuit rulings since 1990 that highlight the complexities involved. (39 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
Moran, Mary – American School Board Journal, 1992
The number of sex discrimination complaints within school districts has risen in the last few years. Recent court rulings are cited, including estimated costs to the board. Outlines steps that a board can take to reduce the chances of sex discrimination occurring in a school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Cost Estimates, Court Litigation
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1991
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1990 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Bartlett, Larry D.; Helms, Lelia B. – 1994
An analysis of court litigation in issues of school law is equally divided between decisions affecting school districts and those affecting postsecondary institutions. School-district litigation is arranged under the following categories: student rights and responsibilities, special education, employee rights and responsibilities, religion,…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Due Process
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1990
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1989 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1989
Judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1988 by state appellate courts and federal courts are summarized and analyzed in this book. The analyses, each written by one or more experts in education law, are divided into eight topical chapters: (1) employees; (2) bargaining; (3) pupils; (4) handicapped;…
Descriptors: Athletics, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
