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Menacker, Julius – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Discusses some Supreme Court rulings that affect the rights of students and teachers. Includes discussion of the balancing test, due process, and equal protection. Offers five principles to guide administrators in interpretating the legal ramifications of school policy. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
In "Clark v Whiting," a federal appeals court affirmed the district court's dismissal of a biology teacher's suit contending that he was denied due process and equal protection in being refused promotion to full professor. (IRT)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Due Process, Equal Protection
Flygare, Thomas J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Despite demonstrated success of a graduation competency testing policy in Tatnall County (Georgia), a judge ruled that the policy violated due process because the school district could not show that the items on the test were actually taught in the schools. (WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Tractenberg, Paul L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Discusses written and unwritten tests of teachers and such issues as due process, equal protection, and test validity. (IRT)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Qualifications
Popham, W. James; Lindheim, Elaine – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Reviews a federal court ruling in Florida stating that minimum competency tests must be fair--that is, they must cover material that has actually been taught. Unfair tests used to determine eligibility for graduation violate the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Class Activities, Court Litigation, Due Process
