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Camp, William E., Ed.; And Others – 1993
The principal is faced with myriad legal issues on a daily basis, making it imperative that he or she keep abreast with developing legal issues. The first of four sections, "Students and the Law," surveys federal statutes and landmark Supreme Court decisions pertaining to the rights of students. It addresses legal issues regarding search and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Vacca, Richard S.; Hudgins, H. C., Jr. – 1991
This book is limited to a study of the education opinions of the Supreme Court during the time that Warren Earl Burger served as Chief Justice. Over 100 opinions having direct bearing on education were issued during the Burger years, a total greater than in the entire Court's history. The first chapter presents the history of the establishment of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Download full textSorenson, Gail Paulus – 1987
This first chapter of "The Yearbook of School Law, 1986" summarizes and analyzes over 250 state and federal court decisions handed down in 1985 affecting the legal rights of employees of public schools and state education agencies. Among the topics examined are discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, and handicap;…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Contracts, Court Litigation
Young, I. Philip; Ryerson, Dean – 1986
This monograph, structured for administrative use in analyzing and building systems for selecting teachers, outlines the legal, applied, and theoretical issues of teacher selection. This overview is presented in five sections. "Legal Aspects of Teacher Selection" examines individual rights and employer reactions in relation to federal and state…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Decision Making, Educational Theories
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1987
This is the ninth in the series of monographs designed to summarize and analyze judicial decisions on elementary and secondary education issues. The cases under discussion (found in federal and regional reporters from June 30, 1986, to June 30, 1987) were selected on the basis of their relevance to contemporary problems in public school settings,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1985
Decisions made by federal and state courts during 1983 concerning education are reported in this compilation of eight independently authored chapters. The first chapter focuses on governance, examining the organizational and authority relationships among state and local boards of education and the general public. The chapter on employees considers…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Fischer, Louis; Schimmel, David; Stellman, Leslie – 2003
This book is about teachers and the laws that affect them. New to this sixth edition are new court cases and a chapter that highlights likely controversies in the coming years, including school choice, high-stakes testing, control of the Internet, and gang clothing. The book is divided into two parts. Part I, "The Legal Aspects of Teaching,"…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Collective Bargaining, Contract Salaries, Copyrights
Camp, William E., Ed.; Connelly, Mary Jane, Ed.; Lane, Kenneth E., Ed.; Mead, Julie F., Ed. – 2000
This handbook for elementary and secondary school principals contains several chapters on topics important to building level administrators. Each chapter summarizes relevant state and federal court decisions and statutes, concluding with recommendations for practice. The handbook is divided into four sections: students and the law, special…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Child Abuse, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Durand-Prinborgne, Claude – 2002
The purpose of this monograph, which is aimed at educational planners, is to explain the essential aspects of the relationship between planning and law. It is intended to illustrate the role of law in the planning and administration of school systems and thus familiarize education specialists with the tools needed to understand legal…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility
Thompson, David P.; Hartmeister, Fredric J. – 2003
This annual monograph contains summaries of court decisions found in federal and regional reports during the period from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002. These cases provide a general overview of school law issues for practicing administrators, teachers, and school board members. This edition contains updates of cases previously decided, either at…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Responsibility, Contracts, Court Litigation
Behling, Herman E., Jr. – 1996
This casebook contains excerpts of 86 legal decisions handed down by appellate courts during 1985-95. The book was developed to inform school administrators about recent legal decisions in educational matters. In the area of general administration, cases cover issues of central governance, attendance, church/state relationship, curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Curriculum
Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1982
This thirty-second edition of the "Yearbook" is a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions that affect the operation, management, and governance of public elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions in the United States. This edition includes all reported cases relevant to public schools…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Thomas, Stephen B., Ed. – 1987
This volume summarizes and analyzes judicial decisions affecting educational policy and management that were handed down in 1986 by state appellate courts and federal courts. The book is divided into the following eight topical chapters, each written by one or more experts in education law: (1) "Employees" by Gail Paulus Sorenson; (2) "Bargaining"…
Descriptors: Athletics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Dunklee, Dennis R.; Shoop, Robert J. – 2002
This book is designed to inform school administrators regarding school law. As a resource, it provides suggested, easy-to-understand guidelines for the avoidance of litigation. Subjects include preventive law and risk management; constitutional and statutory foundations of staff selection, contracting, and evaluation; negligent hiring, defamation,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Discipline
Davis, Brenda M.; Williams, James L. – 1992
Legal issues have become of increasing concern to school teachers and school officials. This article addresses the need for teachers, administrators, and students to have a basic awareness of their legal rights and responsibilities. Based upon a review of leading law digests, the following significant legal issues are identified and examined:…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Cluster Grouping
