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Virginia Public Schools- Student Rights, Todd Holliday
Virginia Public Schools- Student Rights, Todd Holliday
University of Richmond Law Review
"At common law the education of the child by the State was unknown. In Virginia, the idea that the welfare of the State could be advanced by the education of the masses was first advanced by Mr. [Thomas] Jefferson." Virginia, as well as all other states, has established a system of public education. The great benefits of the public school system undoubtedly enhance both the individual and society as a whole. Nevertheless, if Thomas Jefferson, the father of this great institution, were able to observe the current conditions of public schools, he would, as the saying goes, "roll over in …
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. Rodney Johnson
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. Rodney Johnson
University of Richmond Law Review
The 1988 session of the General Assembly enacted legislation dealing with wills, trusts, and estates that added, amended, or repealed a number of sections of the Code of Virginia (the Code). In addition to this legislation, there were six cases from the Virginia Supreme Court, and one case from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, in the year ending June 1, 1988, that involved issues of interest to both the general practitioner and the specialist in wills, trusts, and estates. This article analyzes each of these legislative and judicial developments.