Examines recent lower court rulings on students' First Amendment rights. The current disputes center on (1) requiring the flag salute; (2) banning symbols; (3) removing books from the curriculum; and (4) preventing the distribution of publications. Projects the Supreme Court's position should the issue again reach that level. (MLF)

A school dance in Purdy, Missouri, occurred only because a federal district court prohibited enforcement of the school board's policy barring social dancing on school property. The commentary examines that district court opinion, subsequent events in the community, the appeal, and the Eighth Circuit Court's holding in the case. (MLF)

The traditional approach of the courts was to accept as "reasonable cause" for teacher dismissal any conduct that set a bad example for students. This chapter examines a cross-section of cases illustrating recent court decisions in this area and attempts to identify any consistent patterns of adjudication and their implications for school…

This book is the third in a biennial series of school law monographs that was initiated in 1975 by Educational Research Service. These monographs present reviews of 100 recent state and federal court decisions, rendered since 1977, that have particular significance for those who determine educational policy and administer the public schools.…

Summaries and discussions of court decisions from 1979 to the present in this monograph, the fourth in a series, are designed to keep school administrators, board members, and others informed of current judicial decisions pertaining to elementary and secondary education. Because constitutional questions, especially those focusing on the First and…