This third edition expands coverage on such topics as the law and students with disabilities, confidentiality, sexual harassment, student searches and tuition vouchers. It also includes some new topics such as bullying, copyright law, and the law and the internet. Both public and nonpublic school educators are aware that courts, over the last…

Because of the increasing incidence of disputes in schools, educators need more knowledge about methods of dispute resolution. The adversary system of resolving disputes, on which the U.S. judicial system is founded, assumes that truth is best found through a struggle between two opposing parties. In the adversary system, due process plays a…

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Goss v. Lopez that public schools may not suspend a student for 10 days or less without giving him advance notice of the charges against him and allowing him to respond to the charges. (JG)

Since the Supreme Court's Goss v. Lopez decision of 1975, both the number of students suspended and the number of suspensions successfully challenged in courts have increased. A survey of Illinois high school disciplinarians suggest that their level of recognition of substantive due process, as measured by the standards of Fundamental Fairness and…

The basic requirements for fair school disciplinary proceedings were set down in the Supreme Court decision of Goss v. Lopez. The requirements are that students be given oral or written notice of both the nature of the rule (violation of which will result in punishment) and the nature of the specific violation and the intended punishment. In…

Presents a legal, logical, and practical explanation of the due process rights of students. Summarizes the decisions of the courts in the cases of "Dixon v. Alabama State Board of Education,""Goss v. Lopez," and "In re Gault." Concludes that students are entitled to substantive and procedural due process protection in…

Discusses recent federal court rulings setting minimal procedural requirements governing the administration of student discipline by school officials. (JG)

Developments over the past 25 years in school-related legal issues in elementary schools have significantly changed the principal's role. In 1975, a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court established three due-process guidelines for short-term suspension. The decision requires student notification of charges, explanation of evidence, and an informal…

Although the U.S. Supreme Court does not establish law the way legislative bodies do, it pervasively influences educational practices by interpreting constitutional and statutory provisions as exemplified in the top 10 cases listed, from "Brown v Board of Education" (1954) to "New Jersey v TLO" (1985). Runners-up are also…

The likely consequences of applying traditional due process standards, expecially formal adversary hearings, to the public school are examined. The ruling in Goss v. Lopez suggests that fair treatment can still be expected if the hearings are treated as opportunities for candid and informal exchange rather than prepunishment ceremonies. (LBH)

Discusses five landmark Supreme Court rulings that continue to affect the daily operations of public schools regarding equality ("Brown v Board of Education"), students' freedom of expression ("Tinker v. De Moines,""Bethel v. Fraser," and "Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier"), and preservation of due process ("Goss…

In Goss v. Lopez and Wood v. Strickland, the U.S. Supreme Court spelled out what due process means as it applies to suspension and expulsion of public school students. In Goss v. Lopez, the Court decided that a student who is suspended for up to ten days without a hearing is entitled to due process of law: "students . . . must be given some…