Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 9 |
| Practitioners | 9 |
| Policymakers | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| National Labor Relations… | 4 |
| Larry P v Riles | 2 |
| National Labor Relations Act | 2 |
| Debra P v Turlington | 1 |
| Education for All Handicapped… | 1 |
| First Amendment | 1 |
| Rehabilitation Act 1973… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Gluckman, Ivan – 1989
This newsletter defines common law negligence, discusses recent trends in common law negligence, cites litigation, and establishes guidelines to assist school administrators in the avoidance of such tort action. The success or failure of a negligence suit most commonly turns on one of three factors: duty, breach of that duty, and proximate cause…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Problems, Administrators, Court Litigation
Download full textFenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1993
This periodical issue focuses on infants and toddlers and the justice system. The main article is entitled: "Families, Infants and the Justice System," written by Robert Horowitz. It looks at the role of the justice system in family dissolution and creation, the use of courts to resolve disputes, the role of the justice system in family…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Custody, Child Welfare, Correctional Institutions
Weisberger, June M. – National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education Newsletter, 1982
Two newsletter articles are presented that examine legal aspects of campus collective bargaining: (1) "Campus Bargaining and the Law: A Decade of Higher Education Collective Bargaining--1972-1982" (June M. Weisberger); and (2) an analysis of the the Appellate Court decision in the S. Simpson Gray case. The first article examines major…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Confidentiality, Court Litigation
Rose, Homer C., Jr.; Hample, Stephen R. – Administrator's Update, 1982
Considerations that can help colleges and universities develop institutionally specific strategies for planning faculty reductions are addressed. It is suggested that an institution can provide a fair and workable reduction plan if it: thoroughly explores alternatives to faculty layoffs; develops explicit standards and procedures for reduction…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Evaluation Criteria
Ewbank, Henry L., Ed. – 1985
A collection of 12 articles, this yearbook focuses on freedom of speech and censorship. The topics covered include (1) common law tort and contract erosion of the at will rule, (2) the Supreme Court and the First Amendment in 1983-1984, (3) a phenomenological analysis of the First Amendment and the issue of obscenity, (4) John Milton's attack on…
Descriptors: Censorship, Court Litigation, Employees, Freedom of Speech
Whitney, Terry N. – State Legislative Report, 1998
This report offers an analysis of school finance litigation during 1998. It summarizes cases in New Jersey, Ohio, Arizona, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and New York. These states were sued due to failure to provide a thorough and efficient system of common schools, ineffective efforts to provide equitable financing to poorer school…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Douglas, Joel M., Ed. – National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions Newsletter, 1981
Two court decisions regarding the right of secrecy of the tenure vote are analyzed: S. Simpson Gray v. Board of Higher Education, City of New York; and Dinnan, Blaubergs v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. In Gray, the Court found that faculty members serving on tenure committees could not be required to divulge how they voted…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Confidentiality, Court Litigation
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Law and Education Center. – 1979
Establishment of the new Law and Education Center (LEC) at the Education Commission of the States is announced in this document. It notes that the LEC offers preventive legal assistance to state educational programs and that it will focus on a limited number of specific legal issues. The central topic of this initial newsletter is competency…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Minimum Competency Testing
Associated Press Managing Editors. – 1983
Prepared by members of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Committee of the Associated Press Managing Editors (AMPE), this collection of articles deals with a variety of issues concerning freedom of the press. Following a list of members of the committee, the major articles in the collection are: (1) "Massive Libel Suits Threaten Freedom of All…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Government Role, Higher Education
Thompson, William N.; Marie, Janice – 1981
The fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, brought to light a lack of compliance with the freedom of information philosophy and its supporting statutes. Freedom of information means circulation of important information. However, at the Grand Hotel, the hotel staff had not been properly trained in disaster procedures, the escape…
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Communication Problems, Court Litigation, Fire Protection
Murphy, Dennis Dailey – Executive Review, 1981
Many people in our society turn to courts for the resolution of every problem. By delegating to judges the authority to declare our legal rights we diminish our individual and collective liberties. This trend of legalism can have important consequences for school administrators. Rather than resist or evade the law, school officials can obviate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Arbitration, Conflict Resolution, Court Litigation
Branton, Wiley A. – Business Officer, 1984
Legal problems that colleges and universities might avoid are identified. Colleges are being sued over a broad range of legal issues and are expending money for legal and court fees, settlements, and judgments. Legal problems include right of admission to particular colleges, the right to stay in school, questions of faculty promotion and tenure,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Contracts, Court Litigation, Due Process
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Law and Education Center. – 1980
Truth in testing, competency testing, and intelligence tests constitute the central topics of this newsletter. The authors review a report prepared by the Education Commission of the States on truth-in-testing legislation and litigation, covering recent efforts at the state and federal levels to open the testing process to public scrutiny. They…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Malpractice, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, Kelley R. – A Legal Memorandum, 1997
For many students in the 1990s, school is no longer a safe environment in which they feel free to learn. This brief is intended to dispel myths about peer sexual harassment and clarify the new realities of the phenomenon in schools. The brief also conveys the message that school administrators have a duty to foster a school environment based on…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Weeks, Kent M., Ed. – Lex Collegii, 1998
These four newsletters contain articles and columns on legal issues of interest to private colleges and universities (particularly those related to the United Methodist Church). Feature articles include: (1) "Administrators and Authority: Who Obligates the College?" which focuses on the conditions under which conflicts over alleged…
Descriptors: Administrators, Age Discrimination, College Faculty, College Housing
