An educational advocate and parent of a hearing impaired child discusses her role. She cites the need for advocacy and briefly mentions problems with due process cases in Pennsylvania. She lists techniques for individual advocacy (such as an advocacy record of parent-school negotiations and school records) as well as for systemwide advocacy…

Superintendent dismissal cases may be grouped into two major categories (nonrenewals and terminations) that can be divided into three levels: cases based primarily on the contract, on legislation, or on constitutional rights. Superintendents have been much more successful in challenging terminations than nonrenewals. Numerous issues and cases are…

The monograph is intended to help school psychologists understand the special procedures, techniques, and considerations necessary for providing effective courtroom interventions, specifically expert testimony and written reports. Beginning with an explanation of lay and expert witnesses, the monograph goes on to stress the importance of pretrial…

Problems involved in due process procedures center on low morale, high expense, and paperwork. Possible approaches to remedying problems include establishing state impartial procedural safeguard panels, employing trouble shooters for children who need currently unavailable services, and using greater flexibility in monitoring local due process…

Reviews the history of the tenure system and its constitutional and due process implications. Describes Florida's sustained performance review program, an evaluation of tenured faculty every seven years to encourage continuing professional development. (SK)

In Braxton v. Municipal Court, the California Supreme Court upheld a Penal Code statute allowing for the summary exclusion of students from college campuses. The author discusses the need for procedural safeguards and a reevaluation of the judicial treatment of colleges and universities. (Editor)

Changes in applying due process have ended the hands off policy of the courts regarding human service programs. These changes have important implications for social workers, whose actions may risk court involvement if practices are arbitrary. (Author)

Explores sources of legal rights for students and personnel in private colleges and universities. Presents cases to illustrate the ways that federal courts have addressed campus due-process concerns at institutions accredited by the North Central Association. Concludes that due-process protections are generally lacking. (LAL)

A study was conducted to discover whether jurors perceived a difference between instructions to assign guilt on a "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard as compared with a "to a reasonable degree of certainty" standard. The main study included 88 communication students who read a case summary and one of four versions of jury…

Due process is a flexible concept that can serve as a model for responsible practice consistent with the notion of protecting client integrity. This discussion of the boundaries between governmental authority and individual rights can help planners, administrators, and practitioners in dealing with social programs and legislation. (Author)

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

Summarized are data on the implementation of due process procedures for handicapped children in Massachusetts. Presented is an analysis of due process hearing characteristics, including number of appeals, characteristics of children and parents, and the types of persons involved in hearings. Implementation problems are seen to include selection of…

Due process hearings should not threaten principals who have performed their teacher evaluation duties well and can demonstrate (1) the persistent nature of the teacher's difficulties; (2) repeated warnings; (3) frequent assistance; (4) adequate time and opportunity to improve; (5) close supervision; and (6) the teacher's involvement in a normal…

Examines Fourth Amendment legal issues involved in drug testing of public employees. Discusses several recent court cases involving probable cause and reasonable suspicion to determine appropriate standards for individual situations. Outlines implications for public employers. Blanket drug testing is not permissable, though job applicants have…

Traces the legal arguments and decisions in "Smith vs. Robinson," which resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court decision disallowing the award of attorney's fees to successful plaintiffs claiming rights under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Notes implications of and reactions to the Supreme Court decision. (PGD)