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Jones, Thomas N. – 1981
Chapter 6 of a book on school law attempts to identify and examine a few of the legal problems raised by minimum competency programs, which make successful performance on a standardized test a condition for receipt of a high school diploma. The three areas where minimum competency tests are most likely to be challenged are the equal protection and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Protection, Graduation Requirements
Download full textMarvell, Thomas; And Others – 1981
This book is a study of civil cases, filed in court after 1976, involving students in elementary and high schools. The number of cases comes to 1,632, of which 769 are concerned with special education, 290 with disciplinary matters, and 248 with sports. The remaining cases deal with racial and sex discrimination, freedom of religion, establishment…
Descriptors: Athletics, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Discipline
Thomas, Stephen B.; Russo, Charles J. – 1995
The "Declaration of Independence" guarantees Americans the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. However, these rights have not been uniformly available to all citizens. Individuals with disabilities, for example, have received unequal treatment and have been victims of both intentional and unintentional discrimination.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Child Abuse, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1985
A wide variety of contemporary legal issues, involving all levels of public and private education, are addressed in the 20 papers in this volume. Written in law review style and including legal citations, the papers and authors included are: (1) "Who Runs the Schools" (Flygare); (2) "Copyright Issues in Computer-Assisted…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Collective Bargaining, Computer Software, Construction Management
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1983
The chapters in this book contain a comprehensive reference to recent state appellate and federal court decisions affecting the operation and governance of public elementary and secondary schools. The chapters are: (1) "The Use of School Facilities by Student Groups for Religious Activities," (2) "Denial of Standard Diploma to…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Creationism, Curriculum Development
McGhehey, M. A., Ed. – 1981
This volume is a collection of 21 papers concerning law and education presented by speakers of widely divergent points of view at the annual convention of the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (NOLPE). The opinions expressed in the papers are solely those of the authors and do not represent any policy determination of NOLPE. The…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Copyrights
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1986
A wide variety of contemporary legal issues, involving all levels of public and private education, are addressed in the 20 separate chapters comprising this volume. The titles and authors of the chapters are as follows: (1) Due Process of Law: Loudermill v. Cleveland Board of Education (Hooker); (2) Schools, Technology and the Law (Helm); (3)…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Censorship, Cheating
