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ERIC Number: EJ524327
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0275-6072
"Deshaney" and Its Progeny--the Failure to Mandate That Public School Officials Protect Our Tender Youth.
Journal of Law and Education, v24 n4 p679-88 Fall 1995
A majority of federal courts have dismissed lawsuits involving children injured at school and have held that the Constitution does not mandate that affirmative steps should be taken to protect a child. Deals with both the legal and practical issues involved with such a decision. Argues that public school officials have an affirmative constitutional duty to protect children in certain circumstances. (20 footnotes) (MLF)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Responsibility, Public Schools, School Law, School Personnel, School Responsibility, School Safety, School Supervision, State Action
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Protective Factors