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Download full textThurston, Paul W. – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" explores the legal context in which school business officials and other school administrators operate. The chapter considers the legal sources for the power and authority of the district and its administrators and also examines the legal process as it affects schools and the performance of…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1986
Board members should learn from two court decisions about the limits the First Amendment places on chain-of-command policies. Employees who have complaints about matters that affect the public may not be prohibited from bypassing the superintendent and coming directly to the school board. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation
Baldwin, Grover H. – 1986
Examination of the scope of management prerogatives in negotiation raises the question of available guidelines for school boards. State legislation indicates that the scope of bargaining ranges from narrow restrictions to broad capabilities. Management prerogatives include the power to oversee budgets and hire and dismiss employees. School…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
