Several educational programs exist within public school systems to address the instructional needs of students who do not speak English.
Read the full storyIn Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser (1986), the Supreme Court held that school officials did not violate a high school student’s free speech and due process rights when he was disciplined for making a lewd and vulgar speech at a school assembly.
Read the full storyIn Beilan v. Board of Public Education (1958), the U.S. Supreme Court was faced with the issue of whether a teacher’s dismissal for incompetence...
Read the full storyThe behavioral intervention plan (BIP) is related to the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Read the full storyWho has more authority in deciding how a child will be disciplined at school, especially when a parent’s belief in how his or her child is to be disciplined is at odds with a school’s disciplinary practices?
Read the full storyAuthority is a ubiquitous term, used commonly to refer to those who can command obedience and have decision-making power, either as individuals or as officials acting on behalf of agencies.
Read the full storyAttorney fees are an incidental, generally necessary, but usually expensive cost of litigation, unless attorneys agree to provide representation voluntarily.
Read the full storyUnder the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (2005), assistive technology (AT) is any device or item, purchased off the shelf or customized...
Read the full storyAssault and battery are closely related intentional torts that are distinguished from one another by the presence or absence of physical contact.
Read the full storyArlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy (2006) is the U.S. Supreme Court’s first opinion construing a controversial provision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Read the full storyArbitration refers to the process whereby parties involved in collective bargaining disputes agree to be legally bound by the decision of neutral...
Read the full storyHistorically, many school administrators and teachers perceived peer harassment as normal adolescent behavior that did not pose any substantial threat to student safety.
Read the full storyAs part of a broad federal attack on discrimination in the workplace, Congress outlawed religious discrimination in employment in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Read the full storyThe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...
Read the full storyIn Ambach v. Norwick (1979), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a New York statute that forbade the granting of permanent teaching certification...
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