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Download full textMesibov, Laurie L. – A Legal Memorandum, 1990
Academic decisions related to grouping, grading, and student promotion are discussed in this legal memorandum for secondary school principals. Federal and state court cases involving enrollment, student placement, promotion, grading, graduation, and gender-based classification are examined. Conclusions are that judges tend to respect an educator's…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Native Courtworker and Counseling Association of British Columbia, Vancouver. – 1981
The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia, with objectives of providing courtworker services for Native Indians charged with offenses; supplying information on legal rights, responsibilities, and operation of the justice system; and reducing the number of Native people in conflict with the law, handled 4,860 Native…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Correctional Rehabilitation
South Dakota State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1978
In order to assess the quality of justice available to Native Americans in Burleigh County, North Dakota, investigations were conducted from June 1976 through April 1978 with an informal fact finding meeting as well as interviews with approximately 85 persons in Burleigh County and throughout the state. The 1970 census lists Native Americans…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Civil Rights, Community Attitudes
Freeman, Lawrence D. – 1974
Several variants of the "melting pot" ideology have informed the actions of those responsible for educational policy-making in the United States. This ideology has increasingly come under attack by a variety of persons. The purpose of this paper is to outline several legal grounds on which this ideology has been and will be challenged and to spell…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities
Feeney, Michael J.; Wangen, Roger K. – 1974
Student and teacher materials are included in this book on Minnesota laws which directly affect the lives of high school students. The laws are grouped into six broad categories insofar as they are related to major areas of a student's life, i.e., civil law, home, school, marriage, the criminal justice system, and alcohol and drug laws. After…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Contracts
Supreme Court of the U. S., Washington, DC. – 1976
This document reports the U.S. Supreme Court Opinion on a class action seeking to reverse the exclusion of Negro children from private schools. Title 42, U.S.C. Section 1981, provides in part that "all persons within the jurisdiction of the U.S. shall have the same right in every state...to make and enforce contracts...as is enjoyed by white…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Desegregation Litigation
Begin, Richard L. – 1980
The status of judicial theory regarding private responsibility for granting procedural due process, and the extent to which policies in New England's private postsecondary institutions adhered to judicial requirements for due process in nontenured faculty terminations were studied. A review of the literature, research methodology, and definition…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Due Process
Peer reviewedBriere, Eugene J. – TESOL Quarterly, 1978
This paper describes the process used to determine if a Thai individual, of a limited English speaking background, seemed to have enough proficiency in English to understand the "Miranda Rights," designed to inform him of his rights to an attorney. These Rights should be simplified for limited English speakers. (CFM)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedWise, Edward M. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Asserts that providing poor people equal access to law is a worldwide problem. Identifies and discusses three systems of legal aid services in nations throughout the world. Includes a vocabulary chart and a special section on justice in South Africa. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Courts, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedGold, Julia Ann – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Maintains that, although courts have ruled that poor people accused of crimes must be provided legal services, most court cases involve civil law. Presents a secondary school lesson in which students review 11 mock civil court cases and decide whether or not free legal counsel should be provided. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Law, Courts, Decision Making, Due Process
LUNSFORD, TERRY F. – 1965
AN EXAMINATION WAS MADE OF THE ISSUES AND EVENTS OF THE "FREE SPEECH" CRISES ON THE BERKELEY CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC AND DISPASSIONATE STUDY OF CERTAIN ISSUES BEHIND THE STUDENT PROTESTS, AND TO STIMULATE SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESEARCH ON THESE ISSUES. FOLLOWING AN…
Descriptors: Activism, Bibliographies, Court Litigation, De Jure Segregation
Association of Mexican-American Educators, Inc., Redwood City, CA. – 1978
Officially incorporated in 1965 to advocate for equal opportunity for all, especially students of Hispanic ancestry, and greater opportunities for Hispanic professionals at all levels of the teaching field, the Association of Mexican American Educators, Inc., held its 13th annual conference October 26-28, 1978. The five position papers included in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Court Litigation
Oakes, Jeannie – 1981
The purpose of this paper is to examine, from a Constitutional perspective, the bases on which ability grouping and tracking might be challenged as barriers to equal educational opportunity. Findings from educational research on ability grouping, commentary from law review journals, and the texts of cases themselves are included as a part of the…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classification, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Read, Peter B. – 1974
A discussion of the limited meaning of test scores, testing as an invasion of privacy, the abuse of test scores as confidential information and privileged communication, recording and storing of test results, access to test scores, and the demand for accountability forms the basis for recommendations for the release of individual and group test…
Descriptors: Accountability, Civil Liberties, Confidential Records, Confidentiality
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. Council of School Attorneys. – 1997
In a recent opinion the Supreme Court of the United States recognized that for many communities "school sports play a prominent role." Whatever purpose they serve, school sports also raise a number of legal issues that a school district must carefully handle in order to operate its athletics program with minimal risk of liability. This handbook is…
Descriptors: Athletics, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Discipline Policy
