Examines school personnel smokers' reports on how they would feel if a no-smoking ban was instituted on school premises. Results show that the 59 respondents from 14 schools were interested in quitting smoking, but did not favor a policy prohibiting smoking on campus. Discusses smoking influences on students and other issues. (RJM)

A survey of U.S. and Canadian master of social work programs found that most (68.5 percent) reported policies requiring disclosure of student status during fieldwork, and most directors supported this position. Recommends that all programs have such a policy. (EV)

The Arkansas Department of Correction School District initially required educational attendance for inmates with less than a high-school diploma or a fourth-grade Wide Range Achievement Test score. Eventually, attendance was made compulsory for all inmates without high school diplomas. District funding was almost entirely from state education…

Longitudinal study of leadership and transformation of organizational culture in one state school in England in the late 1990s. Explores how three head teachers applied power effectively in three distinct areas: within the school and its departments, with the local government and communities, and with the central government and its agencies.…

Reports on a survey concerning thirteen recommended sexual harassment preventive/protective practices at U.S. colleges and universities. A majority of responding institutions had formal sexual harassment policies, offered counseling to student victims, and investigated all complaints. Relatively fewer schools provided student access to faculty…

The Supreme Court's ruling in a flag-burning case raises questions about whether antiharassment policies that colleges and universities have adopted, penalizing slurs and epithets used by students to harass others, violate the First Amendment to the Constitution. If public college policies were found unconstitutional, private colleges would not…

Methods of dealing with students' inappropriate behavior, noncompliance, and conflict can be implemented at different levels within the school. Schoolwide interventions include expulsion, suspension, and physical punishment. Classroom interventions include time out, verbal reprimands and commands, logical consequences, and surface management…

Answers questions from child care center directors about AIDS policies for early childhood settings and policies for meeting children's needs for medicine at the center. (DR)

This historical case study of the Scottsdale School District (Arizona) examined the degree to which school governance was democratic, based on the dissatisfaction theory of democracy. Turning point election indicators were traced for 1896 to 1986, highlighting the 1956-86 period. Suggestions are given for using the dissatisfaction theory more…

Describes a midwestern high school's serious student publications program. Over the past 20 years, students here have published major stories on incest, homosexuality, teen pregnancy, cheating, divorce, fatal illness, and other topics without prepublication scrutiny by the principal. Recommendations are provided to ensure fair coverage, relevant…

A survey concerning medical school substance use and abuse policies and programs found only 22 percent having a written policy on medical student impairment, while an additional 28 percent had informal or unwritten policies. These findings suggest that medical students are not getting adequate direction in this matter. (MSE)

The position paper of the Executive Committee of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders endorses the use of flexible unified discipline policies. The paper defines discipline, offers a philosophy of school discipline, and identifies preferred practices in the areas of expectations and responses to violation of expectations. (DB)

Sexual harassment continues to be a problem on college campuses, and no institution is immune. The best defense is to develop a good policy and educate the community. (Author/MSE)

Proposes educational policy changes for schools and colleges to enable them to be more responsive to growing number of stepchildren in educational institutions. Suggestions for new policy are delineated for state departments of school administration, district school administrations, school boards, school-based support services professionals, and…

A 1994 survey of 55 middle and 32 high school principals in central Missouri revealed that peer sexual harassment is a common occurrence and that 67% of schools had no relevant policy. Administrators should draft a clear policy with help from students and parents, publicize the policy, and investigate all student complaints. (MLH)