The contrasting interaction potentials of commonly used seating arrangements for small and large group meetings are discussed from the vantage point of contemporary definitions of privacy. Seat location is associated with verbal interaction rates and visual accessibility among and between group members and leaders. Seating design should provide…

Individual interest in privacy is a multiple legal issue, roughly divided into four parts according to different types of law: constitutional, statutory, administrative, and common law. Policy implications of this issue for institutions are discussed. (Editor/LBH)

Balancing privacy and disclosure interests will require restricting information requests and data systems, avoiding promises of confidentiality that cannot be kept, and informing administrators and researchers about their obligations regarding disclosure. (Editor)

This article summarizes and discusses various provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 designed to regulate content of and to permit family access to student's school records. The author states that basic inequities have been remedied, and that the questions that remain concern mainly details of interpretation…

Introduces students to the "invasions of privacy," the problems involved, and the protections needed for publishing news and for printing advertising photos. (MB)

Reviews the laws governing access to employee records including the U.S. Constitution, especially the Fourth and Fifth Amendments of the Bill of Rights; the National Labor Relations Act; the Privacy Act of 1974; state privacy statutes; and common-law privacy protections from court opinions. Recommendations for management actions are included. (EM)

Discusses the pending "Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier" censorship case and why some working journalists are siding with the school administration. (HTH)

The authors discuss the employee's right to privacy. Court decisions and legislation regarding employee searches are reviewed. They provide guidelines for avoiding legal problems, including (1) publicize the search policy, (2) ascertain that the policy can be justified, and (3) apply the policy in a reasonable, even-handed manner. (CH)

Reviews four environmental design and environmental psychology concepts and summarizes their implications for library building planning: (1) privacy; (2) proxemics and personal space; (3) territoriality; and (4) ergonomics and human factors. (34 references) (MES)

Reviews recent court decision in which a principal censored articles from student newspaper because of possible invasion of privacy concerns. The lower courts held in favor of school, but the higher court (Eighth Circuit) reversed lower court's decision. School executives must chart narrow course between student lawsuit under First Amendment or…

Once conducted in private by a small group of trustees, presidential searches occur today in a climate of constituency participation and access to information. A survey to examine current search practices regarding constituency involvement and confidentiality and disclosure is reported. (Author/MLW)

Reviews the United States Supreme Court's findings in "New Jersey vs. T.L.O.," a case hinging on the reasonableness of a school official's search of a student's purse. Cites several issues that remained unresolved after the decision and argues that the court could have been more helpful. (PGD)

Examines the issue of forced counseling by college administrators. Summarizes the elements of a workable policy for forced counseling as: (1) demonstration of overt conduct that is potentially harmful; (2) notifying the student of the college's concerns; (3) seeking a professional opinion; (4) determining the best course of action. (LLL)

Current legal ramifications of the right of privacy in students' school records are examined. It is suggested that resolution of the school record problem must be made with the realization that whatever is imprinted on a youth will affect his future and that of society. (LBH)

The primary purpose of this document is to help state and local education agencies and schools develop adequate policies and procedures to protect information about students and their families from improper release, while satisfying the need for school officials to make sound management, instructional, and service decisions. The document was…