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Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
By upholding a student's refusal to provide a urine sample, the Seventh Circuit Court correctly avoided further erosion of the Fourth Amendment's privacy principle. In "New Jersey v T.L.O." (1995), the U.S. Supreme Court shrunk the probable-cause standard to reasonable suspicion in the special context of public schools, retaining the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Use Testing, High Schools, Privacy
Peer reviewedWeller, Lawrence; Fredrickson, Doren D.; Burbach, Cindy; Molgaard, Craig A.; Ngong, Lolem – Journal of School Health, 2004
Anecdotal reports suggest school nurses and staff treat increasing numbers of public school students with chronic diseases. However, professionals know little about actual disease burden in schools. This study measured prevalence of chronic disease medication administration rates in a large, urban midwestern school district. Data from daily…
Descriptors: Incidence, Seizures, School Nurses, Public Schools
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
This analysis of a November 2001 case in Botetourt County, Virginia, looks at whether the Fourth Amendment right against an unreasonable "seizure" or the 14th Amendment "liberty" for parents to control the care and custody of their children requires a ban on, or at least immediate notification regarding, detentions of a…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Constitutional Law, Student Rights, Parent Rights
Direct linkPolleux, Franck; Lauder, Jean M. – Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2004
Autism is a complex, behaviorally defined, developmental brain disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 1,000. It is now clear that autism is not a disease, but a syndrome with a strong genetic component. The etiology of autism is poorly defined both at the cellular and the molecular levels. Based on the fact that seizure activity is…
Descriptors: Autism, Seizures, Inhibition, Etiology
Kanner, Andres M.; Shafer, Patricia O. – Exceptional Parent, 2006
Some teenagers with epilepsy only have to deal with seizures, which can be tough enough, but for other teens, seizures are not the only problem. Parents and caregivers often report changes in their teens' abilities to think clearly, learn in school, or remain focused in class. Mood and other behavioral problems may also be seen. It is critical…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems, Seizures, Epilepsy
Wodrich, David L.; Kaplan, Allen M.; Deering, William M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Special services usage and related assessment procedures were investigated for 50 students with epilepsy. Fifty-six percent of students with epilepsy received special education services, with mental retardation designation and self-contained placement common, especially among individuals with epilepsy plus a coexisting neurological diagnosis.…
Descriptors: Special Education, Seizures, School Psychologists, Mental Retardation
Henderson, Mary – Exceptional Parent, 1974
The mother of a 21-year-old mentally retarded boy, who also suffers from frequent petit mal seizures, describes the developmental and behavioral problems which led her to seek institutional placement. (LH)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Discipline, Exceptional Child Services, Mental Retardation
Gluckman, Ivan, Ed. – 1979
Based on past court litigation, this publication summarizes students' rights concerning search and seizure, exceptions to these rights, and the legal effects of violating these rights. Administrative recommendations are made. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, School Policy, School Responsibility
Gim, Benjamin – Bridge, An Asian American Perspective, 1978
United States immigration statutes and administration policy are not in line with the standards of due process as guaranteed by the Constitution. In addition, reform of these statutes has lagged far behind advances made in other areas of civil rights. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedAvery, Charles W.; Simpson, Robert J. – Journal of Law and Education, 1987
Provides a model of search and seizure procedures available to public school officials and a discussion of the legal liability and risks involved in the use of the different procedures. Discusses probable cause, warrant requirements, and reasonable suspicion. Includes an appendix with a sample search and seizure policy. (MD)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Crime, Due Process
Franklin, David L. – American School and University, 1985
The United States Supreme Court's first decision on student search and seizure required that school officials have reasonable cause in conducting a search in order to enforce school rules or counter a threat to the school environment. Not analyzed was when a search will be considered intrusive. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Public Schools
Bertrand, Joseph; Musemeche, Richard A. – School Administrator, 1984
The author reviews court decisions in relation to public school teachers' and administrators' roles in searching and seizing goods belonging to students. The article outlines ways to protect Fourth Amendment guarantees against unreasonable searches. (MD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedZwirecki, Robert J.; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1976
Descriptors: Deafness, Drug Therapy, Epilepsy, Exceptional Child Research
Murray, Kenneth T. – 2002
This paper examines the practice of search and seizure from a legal perspective. All issues concerning lawful or unlawful search and seizure, whether in a public school or otherwise, are predicated upon the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The terms "search,""seizure,""probable…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
PDF pending restorationNational Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, Washington, DC. – 2002
This fact sheet, written in both English and Spanish, provides a definition, information on incidence, typical characteristics, and educational implications of epilepsy. It notes that epilepsy is classified as "other health impaired" under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and that children with epilepsy or seizure disorders…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Epilepsy
