Legal Update--The Fifth Circuit and Bilingual Education.

Thomas, Stephen B.

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ERIC Number: EJ266398

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Publication Date: 1982

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Legal Update--The Fifth Circuit and Bilingual Education.

Thomas, Stephen B.

Texas Tech Journal of Education, v9 n2 p133-39 Spr 1982

Recent court decisions are reviewed to clarify what schools must do to help non-English-speaking children. Court decisions indicate that: (1) educational programs must be theoretically and practically effective; (2) labeling and grouping procedures must not intentionally discriminate; and (3) teachers must be adequately trained. (PP)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Mexican Americans, Minority Group Children, Non English Speaking, Nondiscriminatory Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Educational Opportunities Act 1974; Lau v Nichols

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