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Gauging Ethical Deficits in Leadership and Student Discipline: An Analysis of Fourth Amendment Case Law
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Torres, Mario S., Jr. – Journal of School Leadership, 2012
Recent studies of school discipline (Skiba, Michael, Nardo, & Peterson, 2002; see also, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, n.d.) have called for greater scrutiny over treatment of students in varying demographic contexts. Minimal research, however, has grappled with the ethics of disciplinary practices using legal data. Utilizing…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Ethics
Request for a Copy of the Decision in "Weeks v. The United States"
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Jones, Megan – Social Education, 2011
On December 21, 1911, Fremont Weeks, an employee of the Adams Express Company, was arrested while on the job at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Police suspected that Weeks was selling and "transmitting chances" in a lottery, which at the time was considered gambling, an illegal action in Missouri. While Weeks was being held at…
Descriptors: Evidence, Police, Federal Courts, Law Enforcement
Intrusive Searches Can Prove Troublesome for Public School Officials.
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Essex, Nathan L. – Clearing House, 2003
Considers how school officials face the delicate task of balancing a student's individual right to Fourth Amendment protection against their duty to provide a safe and secure environment for all students--a major challenge in cases involving intrusive searches. Discusses recent developments involving intrusive searches, previous court rulings…
Descriptors: Evidence (Legal), Search and Seizure, Secondary Education, Student Rights