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Direct linkMcDaniel, Thomas – American Secondary Education, 2016
In today's public secondary schools, administrators face challenges that prior generations never anticipated, one of which is the T-shirt conundrum. The T-shirts that students wear to class contain all sorts of messages and images, many of which administrators may well consider inappropriate. This article is intended to help beleaguered educators…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Dress Codes, School Policy, Freedom of Speech
Zirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B. – Principal, 1997
Removal of school library books is again an issue in the courts. In a 1993 Kansas City case involving the superintendent's removal of "Annie on My Mind" from several school libraries, the federal court found that school officials' motivation violated the First Amendment. Administrators must resist the temptation to quell controversy by…
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, Court Litigation, Guidelines
Download full textSlowinski, Joseph – 1997
Due to increasing attacks on school curriculum and policies, administrators must understand the law associated with education and religion. Guided by this knowledge, school leaders can foster an educational environment while simultaneously protecting individual expression. If a lawsuit occurs, an administrator can best protect both the school and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Legal Problems
Peer reviewedJurenas, Albert C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Discusses several defamation cases involving school executives' written or spoken statements about terminated employees' performance and qualifications. Pays special attention to lawsuits hinging on administrators' and board members' informal remarks about school employees, outlining permissible behaviors and suggesting ways to avoid defamation…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech
Trauth, Denise M.; Huffman, John L. – 1980
A number of court cases are being decided and laws are being passed that have an impact upon the First Amendment rights of children in the United States. In addition, groups such as the national Parent Teachers Association, Action for Children's Television, the Council on Dental Health, and the American Public Health Association are lobbying for…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Civil Liberties
Peer reviewedGeiszler, Robert W. – Journal of Information Ethics, 1998
The case of an indigent library patron recovering a judgment against a public library is used as a backdrop for discussing patron behavior policies in the public library. Highlights include First Amendment rights, the public library as an expressive forum, government rules, policy lessons from the case, and acceptable policies. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Behavior Problems, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
