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Morris, Arval A. – 1983
The focus of this chapter is on the substantive constitutional protections of the public school employment relationship guaranteed by the First Amendment, particularly freedom of speech, and by the Fourteenth Amendment's right to privacy. Included are burden-of-proof standards required for establishing a prima facie case of denial of these…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Davis, Elaine C. – 1980
Until the early 1950s, the courts consistently held that the state had plenary power over education. However, since 1950, state and local educational policy has been modified as a result of decisions based on the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments. These decisions have affected such issues as teacher dismissal, freedom of speech, and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Due Process
