The surveillance and securitization of schools has transformed over the last decade to include predictive analytics and algorithms. In Florida, for example, the Pasco Sheriff's Office used school record data sets to identify and monitor youth they believed were "destined for a life of crime." Yet the extent of big data policing as a…

Background/Context: In the 1973 "Rodriguez" decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Constitution does not guarantee a substantive federal right to education. So far, this holding has not been adequately contextualized with many other statements the Court has made concerning the nature of education in the constitutional order. For…

Purpose: A significant and growing body of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) research examines the experiences of students, employees, and the substance of leadership training. This project aims to complement this work by taking a macro-level look at the broader legal and policy issues that may constrain or enhance a school…

Discusses how the federal judiciary has sought to delineate the due process of law rights of students. Cases are reported to show what the courts have said about such substantive due process of law rights as freedom of religion, speech, press, and association. Reports a controversy in which the court concerned itself about procedural due process…

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights apply to all citizens regardless of age. (Author)

The conflict that often develops between university administrations and students wishing to form a gay student organization is discussed. Cases addressing the rights of gay student organizations are analyzed. (MLW)

Two landmark court cases have upheld the constitutional right of handicapped children to a publicly supported educational program, and to various procedural safeguards to insure fair implementation of that right. Neither case deals directly with the right to an "adequate" education. Presents arguments lawyers could present in raising this adequacy…

The equal protection and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment both offer protection to the student who is denied an education for a lengthy period. If a student shows that he no longer threatens substantial disruption of the educational process, he must be readmitted. (Author)

An account of recent attitude and policy changes concerning pregnant students. The author appeals for an approach that opens futures and promotes inclusion and affection. (Author/JF)

This article discusses the basic legal parameters concerning homosexual student groups. The courts will not permit state colleges to arbitrarily control the nature of student associations by denying privileges of official recognition to those groups whose philosophy they abhor. A gay group on a state-supported campus must be accorded the same…

Examines recent court cases to see how they have affected the direction and purpose of the university. The author finds that the courts are protecting rather than threatening the autonomy of universities. (JF)

Since 1954 school children have sought and secured constitutional protection -- primarily under the First Amendment and the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Outlines some of the constitutional developments and recurring issues in education under (1) exclusion, (2) functional exclusion, (3) free expression, (4)…

Due process of law has never been defined by the Supreme Court in so many words, the Court choosing to define that term on an inclusion/exclusion basis as it goes along. The author traces the historical development of the due process concept, and discusses cases where due process has affected the rights of those involved in the educational…

Author reviews court decisions that affect the schools. (Editor/CB)