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Eckes, Suzanne; Gibbs, Jesulon – Journal of School Leadership, 2012
Research demonstrates that students with disabilities are harassed more than their nondisabled peers. Students with disabilities who have been severely harassed have argued that they are not receiving a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) as required by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Bullying, Public Education, Court Litigation
Cunniff, Daniel T. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2007
This paper addressed the need for continued awareness on the part of Educational Administrators as to their legal responsibilities as instructional leaders and custodians of the students under their supervision. Research revealed that school administrators unknowingly are violating the law everyday. Courts are keeping a close eye on school…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Courts, Court Litigation
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Grube, Beth; Lens, Vicki – Children & Schools, 2003
This article focuses on student-to-student harassment, discussing incidents of harassment in schools, the effects on students, and the reasons it occurs in schools. The legal framework is reviewed with attention to the new legal standard established by the Supreme Court ruling in "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education." Discusses the…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Environment, Peer Relationship, School Responsibility
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Hughes, William – American Secondary Education, 1999
In May 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court, in "Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education," held that school districts can be liable for damages under Title IX for failing to stop peer sexual harassment. The case involved school staff's disregard of a fifth-grader's alleged harassment by a male classmate. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility
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DeMitchell, Todd A. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2000
A total of 20 judges ruled on a 1994 sexual-harassment case including 5 U.S. Supreme Court justices, who decided in a middle- schooler's favor. School districts are liable for violations of Title IX when they knowingly ignore blatant, pervasive abuse that limits a student's educational access. (Contains 28 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Peer Relationship, School Responsibility
Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 1996
Last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled in "Davis" that a student can sue for damages if school officials know a student is being sexually harassed but fail to intervene. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Legal Responsibility