The Illinois School Code requires hearing officers in student expulsion or suspension review cases to provide the school board with a written summary of the evidence heard. While no particular form is required for the summary, this document presents a sample hearing report that can serve as a model for those preparing reports. The…

Discusses due process of law requirements in student expulsion proceedings. (JF)

The equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment both offer protection to the student who is denied an education for a lengthy period. If a student shows that he no longer threatens substantial disruption of the educational process, he must be readmitted. (Author)

Handicapped children are not immune from a school's disciplinary rules but such children may have additional protection under Public Law 94-142. (Author/IRT)

This paper examines the reported decisions, one unreported decision, and two Attorney Generals' opinions that deal with school punishment for the use of drugs and alcohol off campus and with suspensions pending criminal charges for student offenses committed off school property. (Author)

Federal regulation protects handicapped students' education against unwarranted interruption without specifying procedures for disciplining handicapped students. This article reviews court decisions in disciplinary cases and provides procedural guidelines to follow in disciplining handicapped students. (MD)

Considered the role of the assistant principal as arbitrator and mediator in conditions requiring measures of discipline. (RK)

School administrators have the statutory authority and the legal obligation to maintain discipline in the schools. They must, however, preserve discipline with affirmative policies that respect student rights. Available from Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR 97301. (Author/IRT)

Although a 1975 Supreme Court ruling upheld students' suspension or expulsion from school, these punishments may not apply to handicapped students, who are guaranteed a free, appropriate education under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Article discusses implications of "Honig v. Doe" (1988), a Supreme Court decision…

The author reviews cases involving suspension and expulsion from school of handicapped students. The role of procedural safeguards is considered. Differences between approaches of the office of Civil Rights and the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped are examined. (CL)