In an Oklahoma case, the district court ruled that the school district had failed to investigate the background of a teacher convicted of a second sexual abuse charge. School districts should examine personnel polices and practices, and the school lawyer should review state laws, regulations, and court cases. (MLF)

In the first of three articles, Bearman discusses trends, policy issues, and implications of policy developments for the library and information community. Jacob and Rings discuss copyright law, regulations, culture, language, recent technological developments, economic aspects, and privacy legislation. Burger provides background on evaluating…

Discusses a "silent menace" in school computer rooms--the potential misuse of databases containing student directories, teacher salary information, test scores, and other data. Describes administrative computer uses and possible abuses, including invasion of privacy, false correlations between data sets, and manipulation of data for questionable…

Surveyed client preferences and anticipations about confidentiality of their client records rating the amount of information that they preferred and anticipated would be released by their psychotherapist. Most preferred less information to be released than they anticipated would be. Identified client clusters with unique anticipations and…

University employees' reactions to the publication of their salaries in a local campus newspaper are described. Correlational analyses indicated associations between impact of the disclosure and salary level, salary equity/satisfaction, instrumentality of performance-reward outcomes, internal salary attributions, and salary discussion. (Author/MLW)

The New York City Board of Education is enforcing a requirement that all community school board members file detailed financial disclosure statements. This requirement is being challenged by the president of the New York City School Boards Association, who claims that it invades privacy. (TE)

The immense changes wrought by the Internet pose many questions and dilemmas for today's librarians. The author's take on the Internet is one of an ever-evolving beast. The six chapters of this book take the reader from mastering the nature of the beast--including a discussion of online searching pitfalls and other more general hazards--to the…

The Law Division of the proceedings contains the following 8 papers: "The Neutral Reportage Doctrine 25 Years After: An Update on the Still 'Fletdgling' Libel Defense" (Kyu Ho Youm); "Personal Jurisdiction Over Media Libel Cases in the Internet Age" (Robert L. Spellman); "A Framework for Electronic Access to Court Records…

Rapid development of new technologies has outpaced the development of related law, leaving educators in doubt about the management of copyright, privacy, liability, and security. A key provision of facilitating a healthy and safe environment for technology use is the school district's "Acceptable Use Policy" (AUP), which states that use…

This document provides a variety of materials concerned with confidentiality issues in special education and suggested activities for using the materials in staff development. The first item is a list of 13 general rules for maintaining confidentiality in the internal communications of a school or school system. The second item is a list of 10…

Focuses on hindrances and problems confronting the adolescent and counselor when adolescents have to surrender their right to accept or refuse treatment, based on Ohio law. Several case studies illustrate implications for adolescents and counselors. Parents' rights are discussed, and suggestions are given for counselors working toward change.…

Social workers and planners of housing must coordinate efforts and combine resources to explore new channels for meeting the housing needs of the aged. The nature of the housing problem needs of the elderly and the role of social work in meeting these needs are discussed. (Author/RC)

In a rural population, the homespace values within a particular age group provide a framework for the problem-solving paradigm in which students brainstorm ideas, select examples of the values that make sense to themselves personally, articulate and justify the strong values, and make decisions based on an internally satisfying rationale. (Author)

Dental educators, it is suggested, become vulnerable to student lawsuits if they ignore legislative changes and judicial decisions that affect all academic units in higher education. Issues involving contractual considerations, privacy and grading, and recent copyright revisions are reviewed. Knowledge of these issues will better prepare the…

The same standards of due care and informed consent apply to services provided by a practicum agency in spite of the unique nature of such a setting. Counselor trainees and their supervisors must be aware of relevant legal standards and demonstrate their adoption throughout the training process. (Author)