Education Law

Both the state and federal government make and enforce education laws. Now more than ever, the United States Supreme Court has been weighing in on education-specific cases. Whether weighing the importance of who should be liable in student attacks or debating the merits and constitutionality of drug testing students in school, education lawyers need to be on top of emerging legal developments. FindLaw’s archive will help facilitate your research and provide you with the guidance you need whether you represent a school, student, parent, union or individual teacher. Click on the Education Law articles below, which focus on the unique and challenging aspects of school-based laws.

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Important Advisory Alert Regarding 1998 Levies

The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in a case appealed by DuPage County tax objectors who are asking the Court to hold, contrary to 44-year-old precedent, that an Illinois school district's tax levy must be based on a previously adopted ...
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Individualized Suspicion Required For Student Searches

In the 1985 case, New Jersey v. T.L.O., the U.S. Supreme Court established that school officials may conduct a student search if they have "reasonable suspicion" that a school rule or law has been violated, and that a search will turn up evidence of ...
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Legal Issues for the Family Members of a Head-Injured Patient

HEAD INJURY has a devastating impact on the families of injured children. During a family's adaptation to a child's head injury, there are several legal concerns the family should be aware of because they affect the family situation. Major concerns ...
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Liability For Student Attacks: The Brum v. Town Of Dartmouth Decision

On April 12, 1993, Jason Robinson was killed by a single stab wound to the abdomen while attending a social studies class at Dartmouth High School. He was 16 years old at the time. His assailants were three youths also 15 or 16 years of age. Two of ...
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Mandatory Student Activity Fees Used to Support Student Organizations Which Engage in Political or Idealogical Activity Violate the First Amendment Rights of Objecting Students

In a decision which may significantly impact the right of colleges and universities to assess mandatory student activity fees, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the University of Wisconsin-Madison's student activity fee policy, as ...
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Michigan Freedom of Information Questions

QUESTION 25. - FOIAMAY A PUBLIC BODY CHARGE ME IF I REQUEST TO REVIEW A PUBLIC DOCUMENT BUT DO NOT REQUEST A COPY? In Attorney General Opinion 5500 rendered in 1978, the attorney general interpreted Section 4(1) as calling for fees only where ...
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Municipal Bond Tax Issues Explained

Many of you have been involved in the issuance of tax-exempt bonds. At some point in the issuance process, you probably took part in conversations with bond counsel and the underwriter involving tax issues related to the bonds. Words like "private ...
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Outstanding Professors and Researchers

Some employers can bypass the labor certification process and file an I-140 petition directly with the INS under a highly favorable category for outstanding professors and researchers (first preference, priority worker). A petition for an ...
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Playground Safety

Each year, thousands of students across the country are critically injured on school playgrounds. While some of these injuries occur as the result of unavoidable accidents, school districts can take certain steps to reduce the risk of injury to ...
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