Focuses on institutional compliance with disability discrimination laws and the need to balance the rights of disabled individuals with the institution's desire to preserve program integrity. Emphasizes students' rights and responsibilities and looks at meaningful access, effective accommodation, confidentiality, and other issues. Cites 22 legal…

The author of this article was the administrative judge in the People's Court in Haiding District, Beijing during the controversial lawsuit of Tian Yong, a college student required by his school to immediately withdraw from the school on the grounds of cheating. In this article, he relates how this particular case and others have given him a large…

Answers questions regarding the use of "sniffer" dogs to contend with the problem of student drug abuse. Cites cases that bear on search and seizure operations in schools. (WD)

This 1997 supplement to "The Law of Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide to Lead Implications of Administrative Decision Making, Third Edition" (1995) (ED 383 256), includes discussions of court opinions, statutes, regulations, and related developments, and cites selected law journal articles, books, and other resources concerning the legal…

This technical report examines legal and policy issues affecting agencies offering alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment services to youth. Specific issues covered include: (1) whether such agencies must comply with federal laws and regulations governing confidentiality of patient records, and, if they must comply, how they must do so;…

This monograph reviews the law applying to defamation issues, cites various judicial decisions that affect colleges and universities, and offers guidance for minimizing the risk of defamation liability. It defines the two subclasses of defamatory statements: first, libel, which is a recorded or printed statement, and second, slander, which is…