Identifies major problem areas of liability as related to educational setting, determines specific liability questions for these problem areas, and specifies teachers' knowledge of these liability questions. The problem areas studied were teachers' supervisory responsibilities, teachers' duties when using special material and equipment, corporal…

The second of two articles on suits against principals first discusses student civil rights, including student searches, suspension (especially of handicapped students), and corporal punishment, and suggests what principals can do. The article also covers defamation of character suits, child abuse reporting, and principals' liability insurance.…

Title II of the Arts, Humanities, and Cultural Affairs Act of 1976 (the Museum Services Act providing general operating support) is examined for: steps in implementation, legal implications of support, opportunities for similar state and local programs, problems in undertaking such support, and alternatives under reduced federal support. (MSE)

In light of the trend towards lawsuits against professions, especially teachers and schools, the article describes events which commonly give rise to litigation against schools and teachers, describes the duty that Canadian law imposes on teachers, explains the concept of "supra parental" duty, and details several significant lawsuits.…

Admissions professionals need to be aware of the legal framework in which they are expected to function. Recent litigation has focused on acts of omission on the part of college administrators. (Author)

Reports results of a nationwide survey of university and college counseling services on policies for dealing with the student who threatens or attempts suicide. Considers whether certain policies are ethically in the best interests of the student and the possibility that some policies are in violation of federal law. (Author)

Nontenured faculty's claims to tenure as a property right, by virtue of common law principles, are examined from historical and litigation perspectives. The common law analysis proposed is applied to employment relationships in private and public institutions. (MSE)

The Yeshiva University collective bargaining litigation and its impact on formulation of appropriate faculty bargaining units on small colleges and on religious educational institutions are discussed. Journal availability: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506) (MSE)

Effects of Section 504 on college applicants and students are considered: recruitment and admission policies, integration of disabled students, provision of effective and meaningful services, physical accessibility. Regulation supporting the legislation is found essentially correct in interpretation. Journal availability: Wm. S. Hein & Co.,…

This concluding article in a series discusses the need for and possible solutions in protection of college-originating computer programs from unfair competition, much as copyrights are intended to protect printed material. A chart outlines legal protection for various aspects of computer software. (MSE)

By acknowledging a specific setting, as at Yeshiva University, where faculty are legally considered managerial, the court lays a foundation on which private colleges may attempt to build, by trying to fit the "mature" governing structure outlined in the court decision. Journal available from the School of Law, Washburn University,…

Lists 306 annotations of case studies of student press experiences, such as guidelines on advertising, legal issues, students' rights, censorship, and pressure to reveal news sources. (RL)

Traces the history of the Canadian and New York Cayuga Indians' claims against New York State and other governments from 1780 to the present. Discusses the Cayugas' interaction with neighboring tribes and the terms of a succession of treaties with various White governments. (SB)

Discusses basic sources of legal authority to control student behavior and court cases relating to improper discipline. Suggestions are made for counselor and teacher action to achieve desired classroom goals while still protecting student and parental rights to freedom from unlawful interference with the person or invasion of family privacy.…

A panel of seven international jurists and lawyers has found a pattern of human and legal rights violations against Native Americans and other minorities in the United States. Their three-week investigation focused on political prisoners and discovered abuses of both the activists and the criminal process. (Author/DS)