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Splitt, David A. – Executive Educator, 1996
Service learning is not immune from legal problems. In 1993, the third Circuit Court of Appeals quashed a lawsuit claiming a school's mandatory public-service requirement violated the 1st and 13th amendments. The most recent case was pursued against a New York district whose modest public-service requirement supposedly forced students into…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedDeMitchell, Todd A. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1997
Conflicts between parents' wishes and school authorities' decisions have historically occurred in several areas, including compulsory education, special education, and curriculum. Reviews legal precedents for parental rights, explores current court cases involving parent/school authority conflicts, and critiques recent state legislation concerning…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Condoms, Court Litigation, Curriculum
