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Burke, Ralph M., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1982
A school system that had to lay off some teachers because of declining enrollment arranged for these and other teachers to meet with the representative of a district recruiting teachers. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Services, Reduction in Force, Teacher Placement
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1997
In "Boring v Buncombe County Board of Education," a high school teacher sued a school board over her transfer to a middle school. At issue is a board's power to control the curriculum and a teacher's right to academic freedom, specifically selecting a controversial play for four students in advanced acting class. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1998
In "Boring vs. Buncombe County Board of Education," the 4th U.S. Circuit Court reversed decision involving a school board's control over curriculum in a North Carolina high school. Controversy was over a play chosen for an advanced acting class that had been approved by principal. Decision says public school teachers have absolutely no right of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Drama