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Peer reviewedLehman, Harold D. – Religion & Public Education, 1989
Discusses legal issues concerning the First Amendment rights of Amish and Mennonite students and parents. Focuses on court decisions that upheld their rights of religious liberty and reviews the origins of their beliefs. Contends that most of the government decisions regarding religion and education reflect a fundamental respect for the religious…
Descriptors: Amish, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Discusses federal district court decision dismissing suit brought by three Texas high school students claiming that their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when police, at request of administrators, entered school and rounded up, handcuffed, and detained them and 11 other students who "hung out" with a student arrested…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, High Schools
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2002
Describes Illinois case involving the expulsion of five students for a gang-related brawl at a high school football game in Decatur. Students brought suit against the school district claiming violation of their 14th Amendment right to procedural due process. Both the federal district court and court of appeals rejected the students' claim.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMurray, Kenneth T.; Murray, Barbara A. – NASSP Bulletin, 2001
Reviews several retention-related federal court decisions and suggests 10 best practices that school administrators can use when considering or implementing student-retention policies. (Authors/PKP)
Descriptors: Administrators, At Risk Persons, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Download full textBaldwin, Gordon B. – 1991
Issues in students' First Amendment rights are discussed in this paper, which is directed toward school board members. The "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Schools" (1969) decision is discussed, in which the United States Supreme Court struck down the discipline imposed on students who wore black armbands during school hours to protest…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
Aldridge, John S.; Wooley, John A. – 1990
Legal guidelines to help public school administrators make informed choices in situations that may require student searches are provided in this paper. The constitutional basis of the issue is first discussed, noting that school officials are not required to obtain a search warrant or to have probable cause. A review of Supreme Court decisions…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, Washington, DC. – 1975
In "Goss v. Lopez," the Supreme Court held that students have a right to a free public education, which cannot be taken away by school officials through suspensions, even temporarily, without due process of law. In "Wood v. Strickland," the Court further extended students' rights by ruling that, in the context of school…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems
Huffman, John L.; Trauth, Denise M. – 1980
A review of the related cases that have been adjudicated in the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals in the decade since "Ginsberg v. New York" and "Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District" reveals that the courts are not in agreement in delineating the First Amendment publication rights of high school students.…
Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech
Peer reviewedFaber, Charles F. – Clearing House, 1978
Discusses the "Ingraham v. Wright" Supreme Court action, its meaning for students and teachers, and what the state's reaction to the case is. (RK)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKowalski, Casimir J.; And Others – College Student Journal, 1977
This article explores some legal aspects of public and private education, as well as several Amendments to the Constitution and their relationships to higher education: the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments. (Author)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Government Role, Higher Education
Momjian, Arthur – School Press Review, 1977
Examines two recent federal court decisions that dealt with the right of high school journalists to disseminate information concerning the sexual attitudes and proclivities of the student community. (GW)
Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Peer reviewedLa Morte, Michael W. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1977
Discusses the influence of the social contract on American institutions, due process when liberty and property are involved, the nature of an individual's responsibility to the government, and the application of social contract theory to education. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
Peer reviewedJames, Bernard. – Social Education, 1988
Reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of the Hazelwood School District (Missouri) versus Cathy Kuhlmeier, where the Court heard arguments on whether a school-sponsored student publication is protected under the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Includes related cases, teaching procedures, and selected resources. (JDH)
Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Democracy
Peer reviewedRepa, Barbara Kate. – Social Education, 1988
Reviews the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of the Hazelwood School District (Missouri) versus Cathy Kuhlmeier. Offers quotes from the majority and minority opinions. (JDH)
Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Democracy
Peer reviewedWhitson, James Anthony – Social Education, 1988
Interprets the Hazelwood School District (Missouri) censorship case. Contends that, because classrooms are places where ideas and expressions are presented to be studied and challenged, special limitations on the free speech rights of students are misplaced. Advocates a differentiated standard for free speech in schools, a standard that is fully…
Descriptors: Censorship, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Democracy
