Are School Districts' Confidential Settlement Agreements Legally Enforceable?.

Fossey, Richard; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ431165

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Publication Date: 1991

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Are School Districts' Confidential Settlement Agreements Legally Enforceable?

Fossey, Richard; And Others

West's Education Law Reporter, v67 n4 p1011-19 Aug 1 1991

Unlike private parties, school districts have legal restraints on their ability to settle disputes in secret. Open records laws, state reporting statutes, judicial interpretations of public policy, and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may all restrict a school district's ability to enter into valid settlement agreements containing confidentiality covenants. (44 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Confidentiality, Contracts, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, School Districts

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