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65 Years & Counting: AASL and School Librarians--Still Champions of Intellectual Freedom
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Adams, Helen R. – Knowledge Quest, 2016
The American Association of School Librarians and its members have always been champions of intellectual freedom. It is a core value of school librarians and has been--and remains--an integral part of AASL's culture. Intellectual freedom is deeply embedded in AASL's standards, position statements, member-focused publications, conferences, award…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Intellectual Freedom, Librarians, Library Associations
Supreme Court Update: Unions, Fair Share Agreements and the First Amendment
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Russo, Charles J. – Education and the Law, 2007
As the most unionized segment of the public sector workforce in the USA, teachers and their bargaining representatives wield significant power in the world of educational labour relations and beyond. Yet, just as the First Amendment's freedom of association clause affords unions the right to exist, its concomitant recognition that employees are…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Foreign Countries, Public Sector
Principals and Teachers as Public Figures: Where Duty Ends and Rights Begin. A Legal Memorandum: Quarterly Law Topics for School Leaders. Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 2007
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Kallio, Brenda; Geisel, Richard – National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), 2007
Public schools are unique environments where the rights and responsibilities of one individual or group can easily, if unintentionally, infringe on the rights and responsibilities of other individuals or groups. This can leave public school employees wondering about the nature and scope of their rights. While it is well established that public…
Descriptors: Work Environment, School Personnel, Principals, Secondary School Teachers
Legal Aspects of the Relationship Between Fraternities and Public Institutions of Higher Education: Freedom of Association and Ability to Prohibit Campus Presence.
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Rumsey, Ralph S. – College and University, 1985
A historical analysis of the laws surrounding college-fraternity relationships, governed by the first amendment to the Constitution, and the likely state of those laws following the 1984 Supreme Court decision in Roberts v. United States Jaycees, is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Fraternities