Appeal procedures at the University of Michigan that can protect student interests and assure due process are illustrated. The primary purpose of enacting student appeals procedures it to provide students with adequate, legally based channels for airing perceived injustices or inequities. (MLW)

School personnel need to learn about the outcomes of controversial education cases. Research on school law knowledge indicates that teachers and students would benefit from learning the basic principles of school law. (six references) (MLF)

Reviews key cases concerning disciplinary and academic decisions in higher education handed down by courts in 1997. Cases touched on procedural due process (for medical residents, academic versus disciplinary decisions, other notable issues), double jeopardy, breach of contract, student discipline records under the Family Education Rights and…

Explores whether the state university student confronted with double prosecution (university disciplinary proceedings and state or municipal criminal proceedings) has any constitutional basis for claiming the applicability of double jeopardy protection of the Fifth Amendment as a bar to a second prosecution. Concludes that the issue is not…

This report is intended to serve school administrators by providing basic information, positive suggestions, and examples pertaining to student codes. It presents findings of a recent inquiry regarding written codes of student discipline and replicates examples of selected codes. Seventy-six percent of the 538 responding school systems indicated…

This report presents commentaries on the legal aspects of student rights and on some of the disciplinary measures utilized by public schools. It proposes legislation designed to assure that schools, in shaping their disciplinary policies, will conform to the framework of existing constitutional law and recent court cases. A related document is EA…

This report contains 4 addresses given at a conference on higher education and the law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and includes 2 supporting documents. The first address: "An Overview of the Interaction," by Richard A. Thigpen, discusses: (1) how constitutional standards are made applicable to public and private institutions of higher education; (2)…

A survey of 36 school districts indicates that there does seem to be a trend toward eliminating corporal punishment. Many districts felt that corporal punishment had proved less effective than alternative disciplinary measures such as suspension, parent conferences, counseling, and programs that helped to prevent delinquency. (WI)

Presents two legal cases involving high school students ("Birdsey v. Grand Blanc Community Schools" and "State v. Wolfer") that illustrate requirements for use of "Miranda Warnings." These warnings are not usually required to be provided in civil suits, or proceedings involved in administration of school discipline.…

Discusses current trends in court assessments of school rules that specify discipline for possession or use of proscribed substances or articles. (MCG)

Discusses how PL94-142 may cause discipline dilemmas in schools, especially regarding suspension and expulsion, noting difficulties of determining separate discipline policies for handicapped and nonhandicapped students. Notes that the literature, the law, and the courts all point to the need for options for dealing with disciplining special…

Discusses the legal issues involved in controlling student behavior. Indicates that school officials must establish compelling reasons for controls and establish fair procedures for implementing their actions. (JOW)

Results of this survey indicate that the Goss v. Lopez decision, concerning notice and hearing requirements in school suspension incidents, does not represent an overwhelming administrative burden in Illinois, since many principals have long provided the safeguards that the decision mandates. (MB)