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Direct linkEckes, Suzanne E. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
As society's views of sexual orientation and gender identity have significantly evolved in recent years, school districts across the country are addressing how to create policies that align with the law in this area. One recent issue involves laws and policies focused on transgender students and their right to access restrooms that align with…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, School Districts, School Policy
Download full textEckes, Suzanne E. – Berkeley Review of Education, 2017
This article examines an education policy matter that involves homophobic speech in public schools. Using legal research methods, two federal circuit court opinions that have examined the tension surrounding anti-LGBTQ student expression are analyzed. This legal analysis provides non-lawyers some insight into the current realities of student…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Homosexuality, Public Schools, Educational Policy
Lewis, Maria M.; Fetter-Harrott, Allison; Sun, Jeffrey C.; Eckes, Suzanne E. – Social Education, 2017
In recent years, LGBT case law and legislation has evolved in ways that significantly impact the everyday experiences of students and employees in the K-12 context. However, uncertainties remain and the fight for full equality continues. Understanding the legal landscape is crucial to being an effective advocate for change. This article examines…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Legal Responsibility, Public Schools, Sexual Orientation
Eckes, Suzanne E.; McCarthy, Martha M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2008
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) public school educators' rights have not been clearly delineated by the courts. As such, the outcomes in legal controversies involving adverse employment consequences based on teachers' sexual orientation have varied somewhat across jurisdictions and have been decided on a case-by-case basis. To…
Descriptors: Employees, Courts, Sexual Orientation, Court Litigation
Eckes, Suzanne E.; Trotter, Anne E. – Education and Urban Society, 2007
Depending on state statutory language, charter schools may be able to exercise more control over their student body composition. Unlike traditional public schools, charter schools may have the opportunity to increase student body diversity by drawing students from across traditional school district boundary lines. Specifically, depending on the…
Descriptors: Student Recruitment, Charter Schools, Student Diversity, School Districts
Eckes, Suzanne E. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 2004
The "Brown v. Board of Education" decision remains one of the most important legal decisions in history. Although there were local schemes used to avoid desegregating public schools after the decision, black students experienced declining segregation from the 1950s to the late 1980s. During the 1990s, however, a series of Supreme Court decisions…
Descriptors: Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation, Federal Legislation, African American Students
