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Download full textRossow, Lawrence F.; Hininger, Janice A. – 1991
Many of the court decisions in the 1960s and 1970s regarding student civil rights were decided in favor of students. By the 1980s the courts began to give administrators more authority. This change of judicial thinking means that school authorities must be reschooled concerning the rights of students. This booklet should help administrators…
Descriptors: Civil Law, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Discipline
Phay, Robert E. – 1977
This state-of-the-knowledge paper, a companion to the author's 1975 monograph on a similar topic, examines the legal ramifications of student suspension, expulsion, and search and seizure of students' property. The author reviews relevant court litigation and state laws pertaining to specific rules on student conduct, the procedures to follow in…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
The laws affecting education in the United States today can generally be classified according to four categories: (1) Constitutional law (both state and federal); (2) statutes and regulations; (3) common law principles; and (4) contract law. Students and teachers in private schools are not protected by federal Constitutional law because they are…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Catholic Schools, Confidential Records, Court Litigation
Hartmeister, Fred, Ed. – 1992
Court case citations are organized in six major sections with brief summaries of relevant cases in subcategories followed by a table of cases cited. The major sections are as follows: (1) "Extended School Year (ESY) Services and Disabled Students" (Susan S. Schermerhorn); (2) "Recent Developments in Related Services under the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Drug Use Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Pressman, Robert; Weinstein, Susan – 1990
To assist administrators in understanding procedural due process rights in student discipline, this manual draws together hundreds of citations and case summaries of federal and state court decisions and provides detailed commentary as well. Chapter 1 outlines the general principles of procedural due process rights in student discipline, such as…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Civil Rights, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Schofield, Dee – 1975
This analysis of the research outlines the history of the conflict over student rights--a conflict that has its basis in American political and social philosophy. The author views the tension between those who favor the expansion of civil rights for students and those who advocate a return to discipline based on the in loco parentis doctrine as…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
