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McCarthy, Martha M. – Journal of Education Finance, 1981
Considers the implications for school boards and school officials of recent litigation under Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1871. Reviews the issues of official status under the law, immunity to suits, good faith defences, and liability for damages. (RW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Court Litigation