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Smith, Margaret D.; Zirkel, Perry A. – 1987
This chapter reviews collective bargaining cases in education during 1986. Although the courts addressed a broad range of topics, no new legal principles were applied in these cases. The courts relied on traditional labor law concepts and applied them to the specific statutes and policies of the applicable jurisdiction. The review addresses the…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law
Bittle, Edgar H. – 1986
In recent years the United States Supreme Court has ruled that the due process clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments protects the liberty and property interests of public school students and public employees. This guide examines the applicability to school boards and administrators of court decisions regarding due process proceedings.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Hendrickson, Robert M. – 1991
Higher education case law in 1990 is discussed in this chapter under nine major topics: (1) intergovernmental relations; (2) discrimination in employment; (3) faculty employment; (4) administrators and staff; (5) students; (6) liability; (7) antitrust; (8) patents; and (9) estates and wills. Questions of the authority of federal, state, and local…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Hendrickson, Robert M.; Finnegan, Dorothy E. – 1990
Themes in 1989 higher education case law reflect the difficulty in reducing the federal deficit, increased service demands on state budgets, and an economic condition of marginal growth. The interpretation of constitutional rights in relationships between the institution and students, employees, and communities continues to be heavily litigated.…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Hendrickson, Robert M.; Finnegan, Dorothy E. – 1989
The higher education case law in 1988 is extensive. Cases discussed in this chapter are organized under five major topics: (1) intergovernmental relations; (2) employees, involving discrimination claims, tenured and nontenured faculty, collective bargaining, and denial of employee benefits; (3) students, involving admissions, financial aid, First…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Olivas, Michael A. – 1986
Syllabi and texts used in courses on higher education law are reviewed. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. A major gap appears to be the need for a current and frequently revised casebook. Four major topics that higher education law courses emphasize are as follows: the…
Descriptors: Contracts, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Hendrickson, Robert M. – 1988
Litigation in 1987 was very brisk with an increase in the number of higher education cases reviewed. Cases discussed in this chapter are organized under four major topics: (1) intergovernmental relations; (2) employees, involving discrimination claims, tenured and nontenured faculty, collective bargaining and denial of employee benefits; (3)…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1985
Cases involving public elementary and secondary education that were decided in state and federal courts from July 1984 to June 1985 are summarized in this review. The cases were selected on the basis of their relevance to contemporary problems in public schools, their definitiveness as articulations of existing law, and their reliability as guides…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining
Howard, Estelle; And Others – 1977
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document presents a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, a lawyer's lesson plan on religious rights in the public schools. Lessons acquaint students with important First Amendment rights concerning…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
LaMorte, Michael W. – 2002
This book examines the sizable body of school law that outlines legally defensible decisions. A substantial part of it contains edited, reported, and verbatim decisions. Historical perspective is provided, as well as specific case and statutory law. Chapter 1 discusses sources of law for educators, state school board policies, attorneys-general…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process
La Morte, Michael W. – 1996
Public school educators are aware that courts, over the last several decades, have played a significant role in establishing educational policy. This text attempts to address important issues in school law with an emphasis on those having an impact at the school-building level. Chapter 1 offers an overview of the sources of law and the court…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process
McCarthy, Martha M.; Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. – 1987
To assist school personnel in understanding current application of the law, provide an awareness of rights and responsibilities, motivate educators to translate basic concepts into actual practice, and generate an interest in further study of the law, this text is presented. Legal issues involving the rights of students and teachers in daily…
Descriptors: Attendance, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Class Organization
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1988
This booklet provides prospective and current Catholic school board members with basic information concerning civil law as it affects schools in general and Catholic schools in particular. Chapter 1 describes the two main types of Catholic school boards: consultative boards, in which the pastor of the diocese has final authority to accept the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Compliance (Legal)
Soronen, Lisa, Ed. – 2003
This is a compilation of presentations delivered at the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys' Annual School Law Seminar: "From Vouchers to One Nation Under God: A Review of Recent Decisions Affecting the Separation of Church and State in the Context of Public Education" (Jay Worona); "ACLJ Memorandum:…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Court Litigation
Aquila, Frank D. – 1995
The material included in this book--case briefs, outlines, and textbook/treatise reference information--provides a summary of the most important aspects of the law regarding education. At the heart of this body of knowledge, commonly identified as education law or school law, is statutory and case law. The book serves as a comprehensive guide to…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Finance