Discusses some Supreme Court rulings that affect the rights of students and teachers. Includes discussion of the balancing test, due process, and equal protection. Offers five principles to guide administrators in interpretating the legal ramifications of school policy. (Author/WD)

This article discusses legal concepts and court decisions as they apply to teachers and schools. (RC)

Analyzes the validity of parietal rules under both the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Models of substantive due process and equal protection are developed and applied to the various types of parietal rules that have been implemented at universities throughout the nation. (Author/JT)

This paper addresses application of the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies (the legal doctrine that a party may not seek judicial relief for supposed or threatened injuries until the prescribed administrative remedies have been exhausted), in relation to cases brought under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975…

Children with behavior disorders are difficult to educate, but exclusion from school is legally questionable, educationally irresponsible, and socially self-defeating. (Author/DW)

The author feels that school boards and administrators do have the power to govern their school systems provided they recognize that students have constitutionally guaranteed rights--(1) free expression, (2) due process, (3) privacy, (4) equality, and (5) quality education. (MB)

Competency-based education programs could raise three kinds of legal issues: claims under the due process clause, claims of discrimination under the equal protection clause, and claims of negligence. (Author/JM)

In the principal case the court admits that evidence of a disproportionate impact is relevant to a showing of racially discriminatory intent. Implications of this finding are discussed. (LBH)

Teacher evaluation is fraught with difficulties for several reasons. On the one hand, it is directed to self-improvement and remediation, while on the other, it can be utilized as a tool for nonrenewal of a contract, demotion, reassignment, or dismissal. Moreover, educational researchers are far from reaching consensus on the characteristics…

The government is a special employer that operates under the guidelines of the United States Constitution. Under these guidelines, government may not, without adequate justification, (1) deprive its citizens of fundamental, protected rights such as the freedoms of speech and association; (2) deprive a citizen of property or liberty without the due…

Employment rights of part-time faculty and legal and collective bargaining issues are discussed, with attention to tenure rights and job security, due process, and equal treatment. The part-time faculty contract may provide some employment continuity by incorporating seniority provisions, access to fractional tenure, and other protective clauses.…

One of a series of implementation documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education for elementary and secondary schools, this publication discusses the basic elements of a code of conduct for students that complies with the requirements set forth in the minimum standards.…

This guide provides a survey of those laws that directly affect the child with attention deficit disorder (ADD), with or without hyperactivity. The guide addresses three general classes of rights: (1) civil rights (for example, the right to equal treatment and opportunity under the law); (2) the right to society's support in educational services…

The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia, with objectives of providing courtworker services for Native Indians charged with offenses; supplying information on legal rights, responsibilities, and operation of the justice system; and reducing the number of Native people in conflict with the law, handled 4,860 Native…

Raising tuition is one solution to reduced revenue at public colleges and universities. Nonresidents, aliens, or persons who have only recently established residency in the state bear a larger share of the financial burden. Constitutional pitfalls in this policy are reviewed, and the validity of sex-based tuition rules is examined. (MLW)