Legal Aspects of Control of Student Activities by Public School Officials.

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Title: Legal Aspects of Control of Student Activities by Public School Officials.
Authors: Reutter, E. Edmund, National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, Topeka, KS., ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR.
Availability: National Organization on Legal Problems of Education, 825 Western Avenue, Topeka, Kansas 66606 ($3.50)
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 60
Publication Date: 1970
Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Educational Research and Development (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Contract Number: OEC-8-080353-3514
Descriptors: Activism, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy, Freedom of Speech, Marital Status, School Law, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student School Relationship, Unwed Mothers
Abstract: This monograph reviews and analyzes relevant decisions dealing with the control of student activities by public school authorities. The report focuses on recent court cases that reaffirm, amplify, or extend entrenched constitutional and common law principles undergirding the public educational system in the United States. After setting the legal framework for control of student activities, the author discusses the law relevant to married students and mothers, rights of parents and students, rules of conduct, dress and appearance, expression of opinion, secret societies, and determination of punishments. (Author/JF)
Notes: ERIC/CEM State-of-the Knowledge Series, Number 8; NOLPE Monograph Series, Number 1
Journal Code: RIEAPR1971
Entry Date: 1971
Accession Number: ED044829
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This monograph reviews and analyzes relevant decisions dealing with the control of student activities by public school authorities. The report focuses on recent court cases that reaffirm, amplify, or extend entrenched constitutional and common law principles undergirding the public educational system in the United States. After setting the legal framework for control of student activities, the author discusses the law relevant to married students and mothers, rights of parents and students, rules of conduct, dress and appearance, expression of opinion, secret societies, and determination of punishments. (Author/JF)