This article reviews court decisions concerning drug testing among prisoners, military personnel, public employees, and school employees. Fourth Amendment considerations of unreasonable search and seizure are discussed. In developing drug testing policies school districts must review these decisions in order to both protect individual rights and…

Identifies the tasks that the library administrator must complete if the collection is to successfully withstand censorship. Using an analogy of the construction, arming, and manning of a "citadel," a strategy is presented which is adaptable to the broadest range of attack on collection, acquisition, and dissemination policies of…

To revitalize the civic mission of education, schools must teach the morality of citizenship. Civic morality must be the first priority in the liberal and professional education of teachers and administrators. The core of all curriculum must stress the obligations and rights of democratic citizenship. (VM)

Discussion of consequences of library automation argues that technology should be used to augment access to information. Online public access catalogs are considered in this context, along with several related issues such as system incompatibility, invasion of privacy, barriers to database access and manipulation, and user fees, which contribute…

Uses a discussion of the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment and a case study entitled "Search and Seizure at a Rock Concert" to teach secondary students about privacy, property, and justice. Examines exceptions to the Fourth Amendment and describes "probable cause" as it relates to searches. (GEA)

Studies the policies of victim identification in American newspapers. Reports that editors approve of increased attention to victims' privacy rights but see the trend toward less identification of crime victims as conflicting with the public's right to know.(MM)

Argues that advances in information technology, especially capacities to collect and combine data for marketing purposes, subvert protections of individual privacy and weaken the influence of the individual in democracy. (MS)

Considers the rights of privacy in the relationship between students and school counselors and the application of the right to confidentiality when students reveal special problems or are potentially dangerous to others. (MD)

Discusses the Supreme Court's findings affecting searches by schools in "New Jersey vs. T.L.O.," reviews earlier school search cases, and explores the factors and circumstances the courts have considered in applying the "reasonableness" standard for assessing when a school's need for maintaining order outweighs a student's…

Discusses seven court cases that have helped clarify teachers' privacy rights and the limitations on those rights. (MLF)

The Buckley Amendment is viewed as a logical step in the development of the privacy movement. (Author)

The primary purpose of this publication is to provide guidance and suggested implementation procedures for complying with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended ("the Act" or "FERPA"). It is designed to help institutional records-keepers and other school officials at he postsecondary level in…

In today's information and technology-driven world, an increasing number of moral and ethical dilemmas arise. Information ethics involves many complex and challenging issues for today's educators. "The Principles of Information Ethics," by Richard Severson, provides a thought-provoking and common sense discussion of issues related to use…

Recent court decisions are holding that state laws on open records require immediate release to the press of the names of all candidates being considered for university presidencies. Two concerns are discussed: the privacy of the individuals and the integrity of the selection process. (MLW)

Presents results of a survey of 100 social workers regarding their attitudes toward privacy. The five-item questionnaire (included) deals with personal privacy, values, disclosure, confidentiality, and legality. Results show social workers place a higher value on clients' privacy than on their own. (JAC)