Provides five suggestions to help school boards avoid the appearance of bias. (IRT)

In this paper, the author defines due process, discusses its elements, describes its minimum essentials, and examines court cases which apply the doctrine to teachers, administrators, and students. The court cases discussed by the author indicate situations in which due process is mandated and the extent of due process required in these…

Article discusses Supreme Court decisions that affected the doctrines of loco parentis and due process regarding the rights of students within the school environment. (Editor/RK)

Suggests proper procedures for teacher dismissal and nonreemployment. (JF)

Describes procedures required of boards of education by the courts in disciplining students. (JF)

Discusses recent court cases that illustrate situations wherein exhaustion of administrative or State court remedies must be effected before plaintiffs can resort to Federal Courts. (JF)

Discusses school law issues dealing with various forms of invidious discrimination. Considers discrimination based on forms of involuntary association (ethnicity, economic status, primary language, and maturity) and forms of voluntary association (sexual proclivity, marital status, pregnancy and parenthood, self-expression and appearance, religion…

Presents a brief overview of the Articles and Ammendments of the U. S. Constitution that are most applicable to the public schools. (JG)

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…

This study identifies and analyzes federal and state court cases relating to the rights of students during the period 1960 to 1971. (Editor)

Argues that suspension of a student from school for disciplinary reasons should always be preceded by a hearing. (JF)

Three examples of guidelines that conform to current legal thinking on what school officials can do to regulate student printed materials. (Author)

Court decisions on educational issues are often based on an interpretation of the due process or equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. This paper provides educators with a better understanding of the continuing development of this important amendment. (Author)

School authorities will have to yield some of their discretionary power in disciplining students in cases that merit a hearing. What must be aimed at is a more equitable balancing of the interests of all the parties involved. The school's interest in using disciplinary measures is to prevent the interruption of the normal school routine. The…