Reviews 41 cases involving removal of tenured faculty for cause decided since 1982 to clarify the specific requirements institutions must meet to guarantee due process to tenured faculty and to avoid the infringement of constitutional rights of faculty at public institutions. (MLF)

Focuses on teacher dismissal for either indictment or conviction under state criminal statutes for crimes such as possession of a controlled substance, theft, embezzlement, public intoxication, and bribery. (MLF)

Reviews court decisions that have considered issues associated with teachers' extracurricular duties according to: (1) rationale; (2) legal basis; (3) reasonable standard; and (4) teacher dismissal. Concludes with suggested guidelines for school officials to consider as they assign extracurricular duties. (MLF)

Faculty who criticize their academic employers have attempted to expand the doctrine of academic freedom to insulate themselves from institutional retribution. Examination of a number of court decisions discloses that most faculty lose their challenges. Advises faculty to examine their claims and personal vulnerability before bringing suit. (MLF)

An analysis of litigation involving teachers in their relation to the public school system between the years 1965-1986 identified the issues that have generated over 4,000 lawsuits. The findings have public policy implications for state legislatures and teacher organizations. (MLF)

Discusses a court ruling that Charles E. Curran, a tenured Professor of Theology at the Catholic University of America, had no right to continue to teach theology courses in the face of a definitive judgment by the Roman Catholic Church. (MLF)

Reviews more than 70 cases written by Minnesota appellate courts since 1982. Six major topics are analyzed: (1) tort liability; (2) compulsory education; (3) open meeting laws and school closings; (4) hiring and firing issues; (5) arbitration; and (6) appeal and damages. Unanswered questions are noted. (MLF)

A new Ohio statute, similar to other statutes nationwide, affords probationary teachers facing nonrenewal of their contracts many procedural protections, while at the same time increasing the administrative burden. The line of demarcation between legal protections for novice teachers and those for their experienced colleagues is becoming…

In "Dokmo v. Independent School District No.11, Anoka-Hennepin," a teacher brought a declaratory judgment in district court challenging the school board's refusal to reinstate the teacher. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a writ of certiorari is the proper procedure for challenging a school board's decision, thus preserving the…

Open records statutes, child abuse reporting laws, and public policy are impediments to confidential settlement agreements with school districts and teachers accused of child abuse. In addition, a school administrator should ask whether the settlement agreement could assist an unsuitable teacher to obtain employment in another school district.…

An analysis of the rights of homosexuals in the area of public education discusses: (1) legal statutes; (2) patterns in military and intelligence agency cases; (3) the teacher as role model; and (4) consideration of homosexuals as a suspect class entitled to equal protection. (MLF)

Discusses the application of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as a legal theory available to an employee of a public school system who faces isolation, transfer, suspension, or termination because of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Addresses AIDS in the workplace and the law. (MLF)

Discusses the differing legal issues involved when a teacher-coach wishes to retain a coaching assignment, in contrast to one who desires to relinquish it. Case law shows that the coaching position has no tenure and teacher-coaches can lose their teaching position when they request relief from coaching. (MLF)