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Peer reviewedZirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Discusses current trends in court assessments of school rules that specify discipline for possession or use of proscribed substances or articles. (MCG)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Drug Use, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, R. Craig; Chestnutt, Mark D. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1995
Discusses the federal constitutional limits placed on school officials in various attempts to reduce crime in their schools. Describes searches of a student's person and belongings, school lockers, and the use of metal detectors. Possible pitfalls for schools in their efforts to reduce crime include due process requirements. (97 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Crime, Due Process
Download full textPotts, Kim; Njie, Bintou; Detch, Ethel R.; Walton, Jason – 2003
As required by Tennessee law, this report examines the state's zero-tolerance disciplinary data collected by the Tennessee Department of Education for school years 1999-00, 2000-01, and 2001-02. The first section displays statewide zero-tolerance statistics. The second section focuses on the zero-tolerance statistics of Tennessee's five major…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminals, Elementary Secondary Education
Russo, Charles J., Ed.; Mawdsley, Ralph D., Ed. – 2002
This publication highlights and explains some 400 court cases from 2002 involving issues of school violence and safety. It is divided into four sections, or topics: (1) "The Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure" (R. Mawdsley); (2) "Negligence" (W. Evans, Jr.); (3) "Assault on School Personnel" (M. Yates); and (4) "Drugs and Weapons in Schools" (M.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Court Litigation, Courts, Elementary Secondary Education
