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Canines On Campus: Companion Animals At Postsecondary Educational Institutions, Rebecca J. Huss Jan 2012

Canines On Campus: Companion Animals At Postsecondary Educational Institutions, Rebecca J. Huss

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This Article focuses on the issues that arise when students wish to attend a postsecondary institution accompanied by an animal. The Article begins by analyzing the federal law applicable to students bringing service and assistance animals to campus. The use of animal-assisted activities on campus is also explored. The Article continues with an examination of policies allowing students to have companion animals in campus housing. Concerns raised by administrators about allowing animals on campus are then considered. Finally, the Article sets forth the measures an educational institution should implement to ensure compliance with the law and proposes actions that can …


A New Sheriff In Town: Armistice In The War On Drugs And Students' Civil Rights, Susan P. Stuart Jan 2012

A New Sheriff In Town: Armistice In The War On Drugs And Students' Civil Rights, Susan P. Stuart

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Canines In The Classroom: Service Animals In Primary And Secondary Educational Institutions, Rebecca J. Huss Jan 2011

Canines In The Classroom: Service Animals In Primary And Secondary Educational Institutions, Rebecca J. Huss

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This Article focuses on the issue of whether a child with a disability has the legal right to attend a primary or secondary school with a service animal. It begins by setting forth basic information regarding the children who are currently receiving special education services and discussing the increasing number of animals placed into service with individuals under the age of eighteen, focusing on the recent trend of utilizing service animals to assist children with an autism spectrum disorder. Studies relating to the common argument against allowing service animals in schools – the impact of service animals on others with …


In Loco Parentis In The Public Schools: Abused, Confused, And In Need Of Change, Susan P. Stuart Jan 2010

In Loco Parentis In The Public Schools: Abused, Confused, And In Need Of Change, Susan P. Stuart

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In loco parentis is a common law doctrine that has been used to characterize the on-campus relationship between a school and its students, but its abuse has led to such absurd cases as Safford Unified School District No.1 v. Redding. Although waning in higher education, the doctrine is experiencing a resurgence in elementary and secondary schools. As originally conceived, the doctrine was used primarily to justify and defend student disciplinary actions: the school stood in the shoes of the parent and had authority to discipline, almost at will. The doctrine, however, never seemed to have a corollary in the …


Citizen Teacher: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't, Susan P. Stuart Jan 2008

Citizen Teacher: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't, Susan P. Stuart

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The recent Supreme Court case of Garcetti v. Ceballos is becoming one of the most-used cases in its mere two-year history. It denies to public employees the protection of the First Amendment when speaking in their official duties. In reviewing the cases both leading up to and then relying oh Garcetti, one is struck by the inherent conflict that nowpermeates some school board-employee relationships. Whereas preceding cases attempted to reach a balance between the school board and its employees' speech rights, bad management practices now seem to trump the First Amendment. Such practices have school boards discharging teachers and …


Lex-Praxis Of Education Informational Privacy For Public Schoolchildren, Susan P. Stuart Jan 2006

Lex-Praxis Of Education Informational Privacy For Public Schoolchildren, Susan P. Stuart

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A Local Distinction: State Education Privacy Laws For Public Schoolchildren, Susan P. Stuart Jan 2006

A Local Distinction: State Education Privacy Laws For Public Schoolchildren, Susan P. Stuart

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No abstract provided.


Fun With Dick And Jane And Lawrence: A Primer On Education Privacy As Constitutional Liberty, Susan P. Stuart Jan 2004

Fun With Dick And Jane And Lawrence: A Primer On Education Privacy As Constitutional Liberty, Susan P. Stuart

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Peer Harassment--Interference With An Equal Educational Opportunity In Elementary And Secondary Schools, Ivan E. Bodensteiner Jan 2000

Peer Harassment--Interference With An Equal Educational Opportunity In Elementary And Secondary Schools, Ivan E. Bodensteiner

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No abstract provided.


First Amendment Restrictions On Title I Programs In Private Schools, Laura Gaston Dooley Jan 1986

First Amendment Restrictions On Title I Programs In Private Schools, Laura Gaston Dooley

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No abstract provided.