What Recourse for the Principal Abused by Community Activists? The Case of "Stevens v. Tillman.".

Menacker, Julius

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What Recourse for the Principal Abused by Community Activists? The Case of "Stevens v. Tillman."

Menacker, Julius

West's Education Law Reporter, v60 n1 p1-8 Jul 5 1990

"Stevens v. Tillman" illustrates the limited reach of federal law in controversies where community activists use extreme, even illegal, methods to exert their will over objecting school officials. Defamation charges against activists for verbal abuses will apparently be very difficult to sustain, given court views that being called a "racist" is not actionable. Includes 14 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Activism, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Problems, Libel and Slander, Political Influences, Principals, Racial Factors, School Based Management, Urban Schools

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