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Selecting and Working with a School Attorney: A Guide for School Boards.
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. Council of School Attorneys. – 1997
This book, an updated publication of the National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys, is designed to help school board members and administrators effectively obtain and work with a competent school lawyer. Following the foreword by Benjamin J. Ferrara, contents include the following articles: (1) "Development of the School…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Compliance (Legal), Dismissal (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education
A Matter of Judgment: Deciding the Future of Family Court in NYC. Child Welfare Watch. Volume 12, Winter 2005-2006
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White, Andrew, Ed.; Katz, Alyssa, Ed. – Center for an Urban Future, 2006
New York City has for far too long tolerated a severe imbalance in the delivery of legal services in child welfare cases. Although the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), the Legal Aid Society and Lawyers for Children all are given a significant annual budget which allows these agencies to represent petitioners and children in Family…
Descriptors: Social Services, Lawyers, Legal Aid, Child Welfare
Sexual Harassment by School Employees.
Borkowski, John W.; Brown, Lisa A.; Dodge, Jean Arnold; Ford, Tonya L.; Hoffman, Adam; Jacobs, Jennifer W.; Jaffe, Geraldine; Krent, Nancy Fredman; Schwartz, Richard A.; Shaw, Brian C.; Sneed, Maree – 2001
This monograph was designed to assist school attorneys, school board members, and administrators in their efforts to prevent, respond to, and defend against claims of sexual harassment by employees. It includes discussion of the law relating to harassment of employees by other employees and employee harassment of students. Practical advice is…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Aid
Libraries Inside: A Practical Guide for Prison Librarians.
Rubin, Rhea Joyce, Ed.; Suvak, Daniel, Ed. – 1995
Prison librarians usually work in isolation from other librarians, so getting information and advice about their jobs can be difficult. This book offers a guide to prison librarians, presents new ideas, and raises compelling issues about this field of librarianship. Ten current or former prison librarians cover all aspects of prison libraries and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Budgeting, Correctional Institutions, Legal Aid
Human Services for Mexican-American Children.
Tijerina, Andres A., Comp. – 1978
A compilation of five readings uses the Chicano perspective to analyze the interaction between Mexican American families, their children, and the institutions charged with the child welfare concerns of the society, and to attempt to reverse the existing negative and destructive views that lead to insensitive and ineffective services. A variety of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
A Compendium of Learning Resources on Community Colleges Affiliated with the State University of New York.
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Robbins, Cornelius V., Ed. – 1999
This document is a three-part compendium of learning resources on community colleges affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY). It begins with an introduction providing background information on the SUNY community colleges, then provides a collection of articles and reference materials concerning the colleges. Titles include:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Collective Bargaining, Community Colleges