Descriptor
| Court Litigation | 2 |
| Privacy | 2 |
| Student Rights | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 |
| Confidentiality | 1 |
| Constitutional Law | 1 |
| Due Process | 1 |
| Freedom of Speech | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Internet | 1 |
| Libel and Slander | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Phi Delta Kappan | 2 |
Author
| Zirkel, Perry A. | 2 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Fourteenth Amendment | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
In July 2000, the Commonwealth Court (of Pennsylvania) issued a decision upholding Bethlehem School District's 10-day suspension of a middle-schooler who had created a website that childishly ridiculed a teacher and the principal. This decision is another that subordinates students' 14th Amendment rights to school-safety concerns. (MLH)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Due Process, Freedom of Speech, Internet
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
In a case involving a swim-team student's mandatory pregnancy test and a varsity coach's mishandling of confidentiality, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals awarded the coach qualified immunity, while rejecting the student's Fourth and First Amendment claims. Discretion and legal counsel would have helped. (MLH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Confidentiality, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
