Increased litigation in areas of indirect discrimination in higher education is expected. Indirect discrimination may manifest itself in an institution's failure to promote or grant tenure, its transfer of personnel, changes in the nature of assignments, harassment of faculty members, or other actions that ultimately cause the employee to resign.…

Dismissal of a pregnant unwed teacher is legal only if there is a nondiscriminatory reason for dismissing her other than her pregnancy or if there is a legitimate business necessity for dismissing her that is connected to her job performance. (MLF)

Chapter 14 in a book on school law concerns the legal aspects of evaluating teacher performance. Careful analysis of recent decisions makes it clear the courts will compel uniform standards and unprecedented rigor in teacher evaluation practices. Particularly in the consideration of equitable standards, state and federal courts are relying on…