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Delon, Floyd G. – 1978
The most litigated issues involving teachers are the control of conduct of teachers and other employees. The disciplinary measures available are typically expressed or implied in state statutes. These normally include suspension, transfer, nonrenewal of contract, and discharge. The superintendent or board may be empowered to recommend the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Due Process
Download full textDelon, Floyd G. – 1977
This is an expansion and revision of the author's 1972 monograph "Substantive Legal Aspects of Teacher Discipline." The major focus is again placed on the identification and description of the present legal restrictions on teacher behavior both in and out of the classroom. The author examines statutory provisions affecting certification, contracts…
Descriptors: Contracts, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Law
Peer reviewedDelon, Floyd G. – Education and Urban Society, 1982
Examines the status of legal authority relative to control of teacher conduct before the 1960s and analyzes subsequent developments in the areas of constitutional rights, civil rights, State courts' protection of teachers' privacy, and collective bargaining. Considers how legal restrictions affect the extent of school officials' authority.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation
Delon, Floyd G.; Bartman, Robert E. – 1979
The bulk of this chapter is devoted to three areas of contention: discrimination in employment (including discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, and handicapping condition), the discipline and dismissal of employees (including separate discussions of such causes as insubordination, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, incompetence,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Age, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
Delon, Floyd G. – 1972
In this report, the author examines current statutory and case law to determine the present legal restrictions on teacher behavior both in and out of the classroom. The discussion focuses on statutory provisions for teacher discipline and teacher conduct resulting in (1) certificate suspension or revocation, (2) suspension or dismissal, (3) loss…
Descriptors: Behavior, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Court Litigation
Delon, Floyd G. – 1980
Chapter 2 of a book on school law, this chapter summarizes 1979 court cases concerning school employees. The author deals with cases in the areas of employment discrimination, dismissal and discipline of employees, tenure, substantive constitutional rights of employees, procedural due process for employee dismissal, immunity and liability under…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel)
Delon, Floyd G. – 1978
While the nature of disputes between school employees and employers remained constant in 1977, the number of cases increased to 300. This chapter discusses some of those cases including Mt. Healthy Community School District v. Doyle, a key decision on employee substantive constitutional rights. General topics covered include discrimination in…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
