The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a Department of Defense (DOD) program in over 3,400 U.S. public high schools and is designed to educate students on leadership and citizenship. In 2022, allegations that JROTC instructors had inappropriately touched, spoken to, or sexually assaulted students raised safety questions about the…

This publication aims to inform students and adults about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child established in 1989. The Convention is the first international legal instrument to designate guarantees for children's human rights. It provides a single, up-to-date global perspective on the rights of the child which have been…

This report from the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 95th Congress, recommends passage of the bill (H.R. 12508) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. The purpose of H.R. 12508 is to establish uniform procedures for admission to the United States of adopted or prospective adoptive children of U.S. citizens and to…

Nevada's academic standards for civics education are predicated on the idea that, to support and benefit from a diverse democratic society, a student must have a fundamental understanding of civic life, politics, and government. When instruction is closely focused on Nevada's civics standards, students gain an understanding of these broad spheres.…

A record of hearings is presented conducted by the United States House of Representatives into a bill (H.R. 123) to provide Federal grants to elementary and secondary schools to carry on programs related to citizenship and ethnics. The bill, introduced by Florida Congressman Charles E. Bennett, would be financed by an appropriation of $5,000,000…

This hearing transcript presents testimony on several House resolutions regarding immigration and citizenship. Two bills propose amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit birthright citizenship to persons with citizen or legal resident mothers (HR 705) or to deny such citizenship to children of parents who are not citizens or permanent…

In the United Kingdom, control over the entry of foreign citizens is exercised under the Immigration Act of 1971, and following a short account of the background to the legislation, this pamphlet outlines the new rules governing its administration that came into effect in 1983 and take into account changes in terminology introduced by the British…

Outlines and clarifies the 1981 amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Covers provisions relating to visa status of foreign students, foreign medical students, and foreign medical graduates; naturalization requirements; alien admission criteria and requirements; reentry permits; and alien deportation. (MJL)

Adopted by the California State Board of Education on June 10, 1988, this handbook outlines the legal rights and responsibilities that school personnel have and their educational responsibilities in such areas as morality, democratic values, and religion in the schools. Section I, "Moral Values and Public Education," addresses the issues…

This article examines the eligibility requirements and outlines the procedures for applying for legalization under the new Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The law as Congress passed it is a liberal one, but there is still room for flexibility in the interpretation of the regulations. (Author/VM)

In "Bethel," the Supreme Court essentially extended the reach of the ordinary discipline code to serve objectives that are part of the perceived educational mission. Citizenship of students is as important to the education process as academic concerns, according to recent decisions. (seven references) (MLF)

Argues that the federal policy of granting U.S. citizenship to Lakota people is, in effect, a policy to extinguish the principle of Lakota political consent by "politically incorporating" the Lakota into the U.S. body politic. Examines how such incorporation is inconsistent with today's global political realities where self-determination…

Outlines the Court's reasoning in "Norwick," in which it held that aliens can be excluded from teaching positions, and suggests a model for "governmental function exception" of aliens. Available from University of Connecticut School of Law, 1800 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117. (Author/IRT)

Testimony concerning the Supreme Court decisions in the case of Grove City College v. Bell (1984) is presented in this document. The Courts ruling that Federal aid to a student constitutes funding only of the college's student air program, nor the entire institution, reflected the more persuasive reading of the Title IX Education Amendments,…

This legislative amendment affects Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It provides that any program within an organization receiving federal financial assistance brings the entire organization or institution…