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Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H. – 1988
Litigation of handicapped students' and employees' rights showed a significant increase in 1987. The increase can be attributed primarily to the filing of a substantial number of cases to obtain attorneys' fees following the enactment of the Handicapped Children's Protective Act in 1986. Two major issues were raised in these cases: the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
BURKE, NELSON S.; SIMONS, ALFRED F. – 1964
A CLUSTER OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WAS SOUGHT WHICH WAS COMMON TO A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE YOUTH AT THE LORTON YOUTH CENTER OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. THESE EXPERIENCES WERE POSTULATED AS CAUSAL FACTORS IN DROPOUTS, DELINQUENCY, AND EVENTUAL INCARCERATION. DATA PRETAINING TO EDUCATIONAL OR EDUCATIONAL-RELATED…
Descriptors: Delinquency Causes, Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Research, Educational Experience
Hume, Maggie – 1987
The book reviews the history of special education litigation, both before and after passage of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and considers the future of such litigation. Legal milestones in the education of handicapped children are traced from Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954 to Honig v. Doe in 1987. The…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Baladerian, Nora J.; And Others – 1986
This is the third in a series of booklets written to assist developmentally disabled people who have been sexually assaulted. This booklet is designed for family members, advocates, and care-providers, to help them in assisting someone through a sexual assault crisis or in teaching clients about prevention and safety measures. The booklet defines…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Confidentiality, Coping, Counseling
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1988
Describes a recent Florida case involving three brothers infected with the AIDS virus. Barred from public schools, the family moved to Alabama, returned to DeSoto County, were reinstated in school by a federal court ruling, and were burnt out by an unidentified arsonist. Clearly, school boards must become leaders in developing sound public…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Boards of Education, Communicable Diseases, Court Litigation
Hooper, Susan; Gregory, Gwendolyn H. – 1986
This report reviews the essential medical facts concerning Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the legal implications of AIDS in the school setting, and school board policy responses to AIDS. The report begins with an introduction that clarifies the extent of the problem posed to schools by AIDS and identifies the kinds of information with…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Hartog-Rapp, Fay – 1987
This report discusses public school legal liability in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) controversy with regard to the right of privacy of AIDS victims who are students and employees and the concern of risk of contagion to other students and employees and the public's right to know what is going on in their schools. Several steps…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Liberties, Confidential Records, Confidentiality
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Cole, Jennifer; Logan, TK; Shannon, Lisa – Health & Social Work, 2008
Previous research indicates that many individuals who perceive themselves to be at no risk of HIV have recently engaged in risky sexual behaviors (Klein et al., 2003; Schroder et al., 2001). Because HIV risk has been associated with partner violence (Maman et al., 2000), it is important to examine self-perceived risk and actual sexual risk…
Descriptors: Violence, Females, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Abuse
Strope, John L., Jr.; Broadwell, Cathy Allen – 1989
When confronted with a student with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), administrators must act very cautiously. In addition to the public relations and political problems asociated with students with AIDS, administrators are faced with the legal implications of their decisions; their actions, if uninformed, can result in monetary…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Administrator Responsibility, Communicable Diseases
Smith, Michael R. – Jail Law Bulletin, 1990
The U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to privacy that requires deputies and jailers to avoid the unnecessary disclosure of sensitive information about a person. This privacy right especially covers Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-related (AIDS) information, and it even protects the immediate family of persons infected with human…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Confidentiality, Correctional Institutions
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1996
The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling in a Massachusetts case involving an AIDS awareness program. Disagrees with ruling that the defendants had not violated the plaintiffs' federal rights and contends that parents should have the right to remove their children from a one-time performance that is not part of a…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, High Schools
McInerney, William F. – DPH Journal, 1989
The impact of legal and policy decisions on education of students with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is discussed, focusing on school district policies, federal legal protection of students, identification of students, eligibility for special education services, hygiene management, recruitment of teachers, and implications for teacher…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Disabilities
Mental Disability Law Reporter, 1985
The article examines disability issues in terms of implications for people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Public health issues are analyzed, including protective actions, criminal sanctions, confidentiality and blood testing, and liability related to AIDS. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Court Litigation, Legal Responsibility, Public Health
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC. – 1990
Four fact sheets relevant to children's emotional well being are presented in this document. The first fact sheet, "Responding to Child Sexual Abuse" presents guidelines for responding to children who have been sexually abused. Information is given for reporting abuse to the local Child Protection Agency. Also discussed are issues regarding…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Alcohol and Drug Defense Program. – 1988
This curriculum resource guide on alcohol and drug prevention provides suggested activities for teachers of grades 10 through 12. Three integrated learning activities for United States history and healthful living are presented. The history goals are understanding that the years since 1945 have been years of great changes, and learning to organize…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Curriculum Guides, Drinking
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