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Animal Housing: Emotional Support Animals on Campuses
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Salminen, Erik; Gregory, Dennis E. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
The results of recent cases indicate that residences and dormitories owned by higher education institutions should be considered "dwellings," and thus subject to the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act (1968) as amended requires that the providers of dwellings accommodate assistance animals, which includes not only service animals,…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Dormitories, College Housing
Victory of Prepaid Tuition: Court Says Michigan Plan Is Not Subject to Taxes.
Healy, Patricia – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
An appellate court found that Michigan's popular prepaid college tuition program is not subject to federal income taxes, reversing an earlier decision. The program, considered a model for other states, was suspended in 1991 due to fund depletion from tax payments. The Internal Revenue Service is considering an appeal. (MSE)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Regulation, Higher Education, Income
A Right to Counsel? Courtside.
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Describes a suit against the East Lansing (Michigan) Schools, brought by conservative religious parents dissatisfied with counseling, music, and conflict-resolution activities provided for their third-grade son. The plaintiffs' action failed. The Hatch Act has limitations. However, there is strong public sentiment against entrusting schools with…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Conservatism, Court Litigation, Elementary Education
IRS Abandons Attempt to Tax Michigan's Prepaid-Tuition Plan.
Healy, Patrick – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not ask the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision to exempt the Michigan Education Trust from federal income taxes. The state college tuition prepayment plan was discontinued in 1991 due to legal challenges but promised to honor its commitments to 55,000 participants. The program may now be…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Higher Education
Charter "Profit."
American School Board Journal, 1994
Controversy surrounds Michigan's first charter "school"--a distance-learning network of home schoolers that may come online this fall with some 1,200 students and about $6.6 million in state aid. The school could make a $4 million profit by its third year of operation. An alternative curriculum that promotes creationism has the Michigan…
Descriptors: Creationism, Curriculum, Distance Education, Electronic Classrooms
A Novel Approach to Bus Bids.
Stannard, Ronald E. – School Business Affairs, 1998
Michigan has long advocated local control of education, a philosophy that particularly applies to purchasing school buses. To counter adverse legal actions stemming from noncompetitive bidding practices, the Michigan School Business Officials and the Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation collaborated to develop a comprehensive,…
Descriptors: Bids, Change Strategies, Consortia, Cooperation
Alcohol Arrests on Campuses Jumped 10% in 1996; Drug Arrests Increased by 5%.
Lively, Kit – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Campus police and other college officials believe the 16,237 alcohol arrests and 7,060 drug arrests on college campuses in 1996 reflect tougher enforcement, not increased usage among students. This is particularly true in states such as Michigan, where state law concerning underage drinking has changed, and in communities where enforcement is…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Higher Education, Illegal Drug Use