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Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Despite demonstrated success of a graduation competency testing policy in Tatnall County (Georgia), a judge ruled that the policy violated due process because the school district could not show that the items on the test were actually taught in the schools. (WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Duke, Daniel L.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Six sets of emerging issues that could involve specific students and classroom situations are discussed here: class suspensions and due process, class rules and teacher inconsistency, classroom equality of opportunity, competency testing, classification of students, and classroom management in alternative schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Education
Popham, W. James; Lindheim, Elaine – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Reviews a federal court ruling in Florida stating that minimum competency tests must be fair--that is, they must cover material that has actually been taught. Unfair tests used to determine eligibility for graduation violate the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Class Activities, Court Litigation, Due Process
