Little change in court perspective on corporal punishment has occurred between the first recorded case and Ingraham v. Wright in 1977. School leaders should pay more attention to guidelines provided by older cases rather than newspaper coverage of current litigation. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the effect of the Warren Court's rejection of the theory that public employment, which may be denied altogether, may be subjected to any conditions, regardless of how unreasonable; and the effect this rejection has had on the development of the constitutional rights of teachers. (JF)

Reexamines the "Brown" decision, including its background, the issues before the Court, the holding, and the implementation decision. (IRT)

Examines the judicial posture assumed by the Supreme Court in Keyes v. School District Number 1 in defining the distinction between de jure and de facto segregation, the impact of the Washington v. Davis decision on the intent requirement, and the impact of these decisions on litigants. (Author/IRT)

The Court has not provided a clear course for those bent on eliminating segregation in our schools. The courts must put the distinction between de jure and de facto segregation behind them and focus on the elimination of segregated school systems. Such a resolution is within the spirit of "Brown." (Author/IRT)

Explains the reluctance of the judiciary to become involved in the private legal systems that universities have developed to deal with student discipline and offers a proposal for strengthening internal legal systems by performing audits that would be conducted by individuals trained in law. (Author/IRT)

Most State public bargaining statutes utilize industrial labor-law language in determining the subjects of bargaining between employers and employees, usually calling for discussion or mandatory bargaining over "terms and conditions of employment." However, the majority of these laws are silent on the exact meaning of this phrase. The…

In the area of constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment, in the last five years students have won the right to wear political armbands and protest buttons, and to demonstrate peacefully on school grounds. They have also won the right to voice dissent in school publications, distribute materials on school grounds, and be free from…

Emphasizes Powe vs Miles in discussing cases in which the courts have been reluctant to apply Fourteenth Amendment guarantees to private colleges and argues that private schools should recognize their responsibility to ensure fairness and a sense of justice in their relationship with students. (Author/IRT)

A careful analysis of judicial precedence and legislative history supports a view that private litigants in educational discrimination cases may seek judicial redress of institutional wrong provided that the action seeks to protect the rights of large numbers of similarly aggrieved parties and that available administrative remedies have been…

Discusses recent court cases that illustrate situations wherein exhaustion of administrative or State court remedies must be effected before plaintiffs can resort to Federal Courts. (JF)

Concludes that splinter districts may not be carved from larger districts in the process of abolishing a dual system when the ultimate effect would be to hinder the desegregation process in the larger district. The prohibition is not, however, permanent. (Author/IRT)

Discusses school law issues dealing with various forms of invidious discrimination. Considers discrimination based on forms of involuntary association (ethnicity, economic status, primary language, and maturity) and forms of voluntary association (sexual proclivity, marital status, pregnancy and parenthood, self-expression and appearance, religion…

Reviews recent litigation involving corporal punishment of students and discusses other relevant cases involving the rights of students and parents vis-a-vis the rights and responsibilities of school officials. Offers suggestions for formulating districtwide policy governing the use of corporal punishment. (JG)

Discusses cases involving the application of the Bill of Rights of the Federal Constitution to State laws relating to untenured teachers. (JF)