ERIC Number: ED278098
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Aug
Pages: 834
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Preventing and Defending Actions by School District Employees. NSBA Council of School Attorneys Seminar.
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. Council of School Attorneys.
These legal documents and discussions represent a variety of litigations concerning state statutes and federal regulations. Part A, "Preventing a Law Suit," offers suggestions for avoiding employee termination lawsuits and presents documents for teacher evaluation and for teacher termination and grievance hearings. "New and Emerging Issues in School Employment Law," part B, includes eight sections: (1) guidelines, complaint procedures, and court decisions affecting Title VII and sexual harrassment; (2) two reports about preventing First Amendment problems and about employee discipline; (3) federal and state handicap statutes' limitations on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) policies; (4) implications of alcohol and drug abuse for the workplace; (5) significant court decisions concerning discipline of teachers for reasons of immorality; (6) enforcement of the state Public Employee Labor Relations Act; and (7) the status of part-time workers, or "employees at will." Part C, "The Trial," imparts methods for dealing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and for trying a case involving the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Rules for good witness behavior and for giving a deposition are offered, along with court documents generated during sex discrimination litigation. (CJH)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Alcoholism, Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights, Communicable Diseases, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel), Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Freedom of Speech, Government School Relationship, Grievance Procedures, Legal Responsibility, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Policy, Prevention, School Law, School Personnel, Sex Discrimination, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Rights, Women Faculty
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Collected Works - Proceedings
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. Council of School Attorneys.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VII; First Amendment
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