Realizing the need to establish a procedure to hear cases in which decisions are questioned, the student government organization in one midwestern school set out to formulate a fair and equitable due process procedure. The writer presents the Appeals Board procedure here as a model. (Editor)

Suggests that individualized justice is a necessary pre-condition to the maintenance of effective student discipline and that the discipline dilemma can be resolved by viewing the administration of student discipline as a problem of discretionary justice. (Author)

The Illinois School Code requires hearing officers in student expulsion or suspension review cases to provide the school board with a written summary of the evidence heard. While no particular form is required for the summary, this document presents a sample hearing report that can serve as a model for those preparing reports. The…

This article uses the Supreme Court decision in Goss vs Lopez as a starting point and frame reference for describing and assessing the discipline procedure in one public high school. (DS)

Appeals of discipline decisions are increasing; the need for set procedures to handle them is increasingly important. (Author)

Describes procedures required of boards of education by the courts in disciplining students. (JF)

On January 22, 1975, the Supreme Court decided that students facing temporary suspension from a public school have property and liberty interests that qualify for protection under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Having chosen to extend the right to an education to students, the State may not, without due process, withdraw that…

This report describes and compares the honor and conduct systems at the Department of Defense's service academies and describes the attitudes and perceptions of students toward these systems. Principal findings included the following: (1) academy honor systems differ regarding toleration and standards of proof; (2) honor systems provide the…

A statement of policy which emphasizes due process but focuses discussion on the expulsion itself. (Author)

Suggests methods by which school administrators can avoid lawsuits and can provide due process procedures within the school. (NQ)

Argues that suspension of a student from school for disciplinary reasons should always be preceded by a hearing. (JF)

This discussion of corporal punishment as an aversive intervention with regular and special education students notes that corporal punishment is still legal and being used in many states. Special problems in the use of corporal punishment with students having disabilities are noted. The paper concludes that comprehensive procedural safeguards for…