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Hudgins, H. C., Jr. – Nation's Schools, 1972
Describes latest court litigation on student rights. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process, Freedom of Speech
Washington State Legislature, Olympia. – 1970
This report points up the infringement on student constitutional rights by Washington State public schools. To remedy the situation, the report proposes State legislation guaranteeing the substantive rights of students. The proposed legislation is presented together with explanatory and supportive statements. A related document is EA 003 787. (JF)
Descriptors: Behavior, Court Litigation, Discipline, Discipline Policy
Phay, Robert E. – Yearbook of School Law, 1972
Reviews 1972 State and Federal court decisions relating to student rights, corporal punishment, sex education, student fees, and pupil transportation. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process, Fees
Haberman, Martin – 1972
After a preface in which Judge Robert Landry cites the importance of the Galt Decision, the paper summarizes the rights of students in elementary and secondary schools. This is presented through case histories. The decisions are grouped into the categories of freedom of expression, search and seizure, dress and grooming, invasion of privacy, and…
Descriptors: Case Records, Civil Rights, Dress Codes, Educational Change
Landen, Walt – Updating School Board Policies, 1992
Many view the problem of violence as not merely a school problem, but as a much larger community problem that is finding its way into the schools. As a society, in addition to teaching our children how to be violent, we are giving them the tools of violence. There are steps that school board members can take to establish and maintain control of…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Involvement, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education
Connors, Eugene T. – 1978
The purpose of this study was to help public school administrators, especially principals, to understand the legal and constitutional limitations of their authority in dealing with students. Control of students is discussed as five separate topics, each representing a chapter, as follows: (1) freedom of expression and First Amendment rights; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Expulsion
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1975
This draft was developed by educators, parents, administrators, students, and Office of Overseas Dependents education representatives. It is designed to serve as a guide for the local development of handbooks regarding student rights and responsibilities. The draft, which will be reviewed after recommended revisions are received, is very broad…
Descriptors: Discipline, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Expulsion
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Planning and Research. – 1975
This document has four stated purposes: (1) to conform with Alaska state regulations requiring the establishment of guidelines on student rights and responsibilities; (2) to bring forth critical points of law in this area; (3) to provide examples of inappropriate policy; and (4) to provide local school districts with the criteria the state will…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Citizen Role, Citizenship Responsibility, Dress Codes
La Morte, Michael W.; And Others – 1971
This book examines the impact of a variety of court cases involving the legal rights and responsibilities of public secondary school students. Each chapter begins with a brief commentary that provides an overview of a broad area of student rights, followed by a number of short sections that focus on significant subtopics. The final section of each…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process, Freedom of Speech
Hurwitz, Howard L. – 1974
In this booklet, the Council of Supervisors and Administrators of the City of New York seeks to offer hope that teachers' and principals' capacity for the reasonable exercise of authority has not been exhausted. There is a body of legal opinion that supports the authority of the principal in disciplinary matters. It is a misconception that a…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Discipline
Parnell, Dale – 1972
The guidelines and codes in this booklet were written to assist teachers and administrators strengthen their positions in times of legal and social confusion and in the face of challenges to administrative and staff authority. Model codes are provided for student (1) assembly, (2) dress and grooming, (3) motor vehicles, (4) search and seizure, (5)…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior, Behavior Standards, Discipline

Daniel, Philip T. K. – Journal of Law and Education, 1998
Focuses on judicial reception of schools' attempts to curb violence, particularly predatory violence and psychopathological violence. School responses have been to create violence-prevention policies based on punitive measures or punish offending behavior after it has occurred. Such reactions may result in finding that schools have abridged…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes
Templeton, Ian – 1973
This review of the literature should prove helpful to school administrators in their efforts to stay abreast of judicial limitations on their decisionmaking authority. The author cites literature that examines court decisions affecting student rights in general and publications discussing some of the court decisions that pertain to only one or two…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Dress Codes
Blumberg, Jonathan A.; Dowling, Ruth T.; Horton, Janet L.; Howie, Margaret-Ann F.; Majestic, Ann L.; Schwartz, Richard A.; Shaw, Brian C.; Smith, Bruce W. – 1995
This publication contains articles that focus on the legal issues that confront schools when they use various means to maintain order and safeguard student well being, and examine the liability that may be imposed if they fail to do so. Following the foreword and the introduction, the articles include: (1) "Legal and Policy Issues in Curbing…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law
Graul, Donald; Jones, J. William – 1976
Because recent legislation and court decisions have expanded the rights of all students, schools of the 70s must educate them about the responsibilities that go with these newly recognized rights. A nationwide survey indicates that many schools have established grievance procedures based on open communication and clearly stated policies. And many…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Dress Codes, Due Process
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