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| American School Board Journal | 125 |
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| Journal Articles | 100 |
| Opinion Papers | 47 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 37 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 12 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 11 |
| Information Analyses | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 8 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Policymakers | 41 |
| Practitioners | 35 |
| Administrators | 28 |
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Steinhilber, August W. – American School Board Journal, 1977
Descriptors: Copyrights, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Reprography
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, School Law, Teacher Militancy
Lee, Helen Clara – American School Board Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1979
Provides five suggestions to help school boards avoid the appearance of bias. (IRT)
Descriptors: Bias, Boards of Education, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1977
The cases reviewed here suggest that the Supreme Court is evolving a hands-off policy in matters that rightfully belong to the states. Education is an instance. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law, Supreme Court Litigation
Fleshman, R. Curtis – American School Board Journal, 1972
Descriptors: After School Programs, Contracts, Court Litigation, Premium Pay
Sawin, James D. – American School Board Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Differentiated Staffs, Educational Legislation, Legal Problems, School Law
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
Discusses Oklahoma case ("Owasso Independent School District No. 1-001 v. Falvo") wherein the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in February 2002 that peer grading did not violate the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). (PKP)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading, Privacy
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1978
Students may be punished for publishing articles that urge disruption or that are obscene, defamatory, malicious, or improperly invade the privacy of others. The school board should adopt a strong, clear policy that does not violate the First Amendment. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Constitutional Law, School Law
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1971
Describes procedures required of boards of education by the courts in disciplining students. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes, Due Process
Nolte, M. Chester – American School Board Journal, 1971
Recent developments in school law by a foremost school law authority. (LR)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Expulsion, School Law
Zirkel, Perry A.; Shulman, Bernard – American School Board Journal, 1984
Educators who are also members of the bar offer advice to administrators on how to testify in court in school-related cases. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Educational Administration
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
Previous "School Law" columns discussed developments under Title IX (Educational Amendments of 1970), noting a trend among federal courts to apply Title IX's prohibition against sexual harassment to peer and employee-to-student sexual harassment. A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision against the Santa Rosa City School District…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
Vail, Kathleen – American School Board Journal, 2003
Describes how various school districts in the United States are complying with the 1987 McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act (reauthorized in 2001). Summarizes changes in McKinney-Vento regulations. (PKP)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Homeless People, Parent School Relationship, School Law
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1984
In "Crockett v. Sorenson" a voluntary public school Bible class was found unconstitutional because of sectarian control of the program, and guidelines for a constitutional Bible course were suggested. "May v. Cooperman" ruled against the constitutionality of the moment of silence, a question not yet addressed by the Supreme…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts
