ERIC Number: EJ603329
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Safe Promises?
Zirkel, Perry A.
Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n8 p635-36 Apr 2000
In a suit involving an assaulted Native American middle school student, a federal court judge granted the Philadelphia Public Schools' motion for summary judgment. Even in this post-Columbine era, senseless on-campus, student-to-student violence is generally not considered a civil-rights issue. Exceptions are noted. (MLH)
Descriptors: American Indians, Bullying, Court Litigation, Middle Schools, Negligence, School Responsibility, Torts, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Native Americans; Philadelphia School District PA
