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Download full textThompson, Anne R.; Bethea, Leslie L. – 1996
This document presents survey questions concerning rights of students with disabilities in postsecondary education and the responsibilities and rights of faculty and staff. The survey is intended to provide necessary information about disability laws and recent legal decisions to faculty and staff in the context of increasing enrollment of…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
McCarthy, Martha M.; Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. – 1987
To assist school personnel in understanding current application of the law, provide an awareness of rights and responsibilities, motivate educators to translate basic concepts into actual practice, and generate an interest in further study of the law, this text is presented. Legal issues involving the rights of students and teachers in daily…
Descriptors: Attendance, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Class Organization
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1988
This booklet provides prospective and current Catholic school board members with basic information concerning civil law as it affects schools in general and Catholic schools in particular. Chapter 1 describes the two main types of Catholic school boards: consultative boards, in which the pastor of the diocese has final authority to accept the…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Compliance (Legal)
Rossow, Lawrence F.; Tate, James O. – 2003
This monograph is a legal treatise covering all legal aspects of the evaluation of teachers. It looks at what can legally be evaluated, how the evaluation can become evidence for termination, and how to avoid and win lawsuits involving wrongful teacher dismissals. It is intended for practicing administrators, supervisors of instruction, teacher…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Soronen, Lisa, Ed. – 2003
This is a compilation of presentations delivered at the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys' Annual School Law Seminar: "From Vouchers to One Nation Under God: A Review of Recent Decisions Affecting the Separation of Church and State in the Context of Public Education" (Jay Worona); "ACLJ Memorandum:…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Court Litigation
Liaison Bulletin, 1992
This bulletin addresses challenges facing school administrators and local and state officials in implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The purpose of the ADA is stated, and dates that various provisions become effective are noted. The relationship of the ADA to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and to the Individuals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Aquila, Frank D. – 1995
The material included in this book--case briefs, outlines, and textbook/treatise reference information--provides a summary of the most important aspects of the law regarding education. At the heart of this body of knowledge, commonly identified as education law or school law, is statutory and case law. The book serves as a comprehensive guide to…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Finance
Miller, Michael T.; Miller, Gary – 1996
The purpose of this study, conducted as part of the National Data Base on Faculty Involvement in Governance Project, was to examine the perceptions of full-time faculty at a private professional graduate school of their involvement in governance in relation to an ideal system of shared authority and involvement. Data were collected using a survey…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Decision Making
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
Helms, Ronald G. – The Social Studies Professional, 1984
A 6-8 day secondary level social studies unit explores censorship in education through a variety of activities. Students participate in a preassessment poll measuring their opinions on academic freedom, answer a questionnaire entitled "What do you think?" concerning local school board and community powers, rank a list of possible teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Standards, Beliefs, Boards of Education
Ware, Leland – 1989
Legal issues associated with competency testing of teachers are reviewed, with an emphasis on the problem of bias against minority examinees taking standardized tests. The central legislative foci of legal activity in this area are Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII requires employers to show, with validation studies,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Sorenson, 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
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period of 1987-1990 is presented. The university is defined as the administration of the University of Rhode Island, including the president and other…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Responsibility, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
