School Law Bulletin 1997: Vol 24 Index

5 Pages·1997·1.7 MB·English

INDEX 1997 JANUARY — DECEMBER
VOLUME 24
Month Page
Arbitration Association says learning disabled student can’t
Board challenges arbitrator’s order to transfer play sports beyond age 19, M.H., Jr. (MT)
teacher, Orleans Parish School Board (LA) Student is suspended and thrown off basketball
Bus driver who missed more than 360 days of team for having alcohol on school trip,
work fights nonrenewal, Marlboro Township Bonner (LA)
Board of Education (NJ)
School cuts its number of art teachers, Benefits
Williamsport Area School District (PA) Teacher demands benefits for same-sex domestic
School district refuses to arbitrate teacher’s partner, Funderburke (NY)
one-day suspension, Granite City Community
Breach of Contract
Unit School District #9 (IL)
Fired football coach says court’s award falls short
Union challenges professor’s tenure denial, Union
of goal line, Marshall School District (AR)
County College (NJ)
Union sues school district to force it to arbitrate, Civil Rights
National Education Association-Topeka (KS)
Religious school fires striking teachers, New York
State Employment Relations Board (NY)
Athletics
Association says court should hear appeal even Contract Renewal
though wrestling tournament is over, Board fires teacher after giving her new contract,
Pagnotta (PA) EWeATNSNOIAN CRN os ooo oes eS eee ents Nov.
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Page 2 — January 1997 - December 1997 S.L.B.
Month Page Month Page 2
Employee seeks just-cause requirement in First Amendment
nonrenewal of contract, Peninsula School School gives soccer coach the boot after he calls
District No. 401 (WA) team cowards, Brayton (MA)
School doesn’t renew teacher’s contract after School says student’s tattoo is ‘gang symbol,’
curriculum changes, Sutera (SD)... July
Stephenson (IA)
Student and teacher challenge prayer at school
Defamation
board meetings, Coles (OH)
Allegations about superintendent get leaked
Teachers say school’s anti-nepotism policy
despite confidentiality agreement, Pierce (CO)
violated their right to marry, Montgomery (OH). Mar.
Disability Benefits
Grievance Procedures
School employee hurts back loading ice cooler
School district claims transferred custodian filed
into car, Osteen (SC) grievance too late, Board of Education of the
Schoo! superintendent blames heart condition on
Oneonta City School District (NY)
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Teacher wants benefits during summer recess,
Immunity
Outland (NJ) Principal claims school district forced her out,
Elmendorf (NY)
Discrimination
Cancer survivor claims university discriminated Injury
against his disability, Ditzel (NJ) Employee sues building supervisor after slipping
Is refusal to undo discrimination a fresh act of on icy sidewalk, Beach (CT)
discrimination?, Odaiyappa (LA) ......... sees Jan. Parents sue school system after student is
School beard refuses to allow teachers union to assaulted, Marcum (OH)
try to represent nonteachers, Indiana State Student falls from unbuckled wheelchair being
Teachers Association (IN) pushed by fellow student, Todd (AR)
Teacher says school district fired her because of Student hurts himself jumping over volleyball net,
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Student is hit by car after getting off bus,
Duty to Protect Warrington (AZ)
School challenges $350,000 award to student Student slips in puddle in front of his locker,
stabbed during fight, Transon (NY) Lottie (NY)
Stranger rapes student in high school locker
room, S.W. (MN) Labor Relations
District refuses to give union recording of board
meetings for grievance, Olney School
Employee Termiration
District (OR)
Community college charges teachers with
Mayor vetoes city school board’s tentative
awarding grades to phantom students,
agreement, Biddeford Board of
Allen (IL) MERI a Oe eR OTOP AEE OTE EET June
Education (ME)
District fires elementary counselor for appearing
School suspends teacher for alleged misconduct
drunk in classroom, Nettleton School
with students, Colonial
District (AR)
Education Association (DE) ......:.....:...0ssecccsccssssesese Mar.
Schoo} district adopts a no-weapons policy,
Wolf (WA)
Medical Services
School fires custodian for falsifying time cards School nurse refuses to administer high doses of
anc other misconduct, Matter of Hickman........... July
Ritalin, Davis (MO)
School fires janitor convicted of public indecency, Teachers union complains when school contracts
Prete (OH)
nonteacher nurse, Rhode Island Department of
School fires teacher for alleged inappropriate Elementary and Secondary Education (RI)
relationship with student, Holt (LA)... May
School fires teacher who embezzled money from Negligence
department store, Satterfield (MI) oe May Pregnant student gets rubella vaccination at
school, Kemp (NJ)
Failure to Hire Student falls from monkey bars on school
Acting principal claims discrimination in hiring playground, Vonungeta (NY) .s.:sceiiessssosissessssesseess Sep.
because of union membership, Uniontown Area Student is assaulted by fellow students,
School District (PA) Foley (AL)
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Student is murdered after being allowed to leave Do district’s procedural mistakes make IEP
school early, Perkins (GA) inappropriate?, Glazier (MN)
Student skips assembly to work on shop-class Father tries to get reimbursed for costs of
PEROU se VEC NRI CNC) chsces accese nenesccustedvocectessentalnousacaaie Sep. uncertified service providers,
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Reinstatement Mother of dyslexic student says teacher failed to
School board appeals bus driver’s reinstatement, exclusively use certain method, Wall (NY) ......... Nov.
Colburn (AL) Parents challenge IEP based on bad relationship
with school administrators, Greenbush School
Retaliation Committee (ME)
Parents say teacher encouraged criticism of child
District fires school psychologist, Edina Education
by other students, Charlie F. (IL) .0........00000ccce Jan.
Association (MN)
Parents wait years before formally complaining
Employer stops paying for worker’s health
insurance, Rollins (WV) about IEP, Phillips (NY)
Food manager claims spurned lover forced him Student enrolled in private schools all his life
out of his job, Proudy (MA) seeks reimbursement from district, Doe (TN)
Teacher complains in memo about management
of “michusion facility”, Wal€S........:....<.se.scesssesassessee Sep. Student Discipline
Board suspends student for passing out
School Prayer obscenity-filled newspapers, Board of
Teacher refuses to allow students a moment of Education of Monticello Central School
silence, Bown (11th Circuit) DICTC CAC bs3 2 ae le ee Sr ro May
Officer has rock-throwing student wash cars,
Sexual Abuse PReGe r eaI COEO NGB ice ccutscodccaosi ccac acianscercesbaecanduieisa kkck ine Apt.
Mother sues school district after teacher abuses Principal suspends students who allegedly drank
son, Becerra (TX) alcohol on school trip, Burns (PA)
School expels fourth-grader for carrying knife,
Sexual Harassment PTC) 1) pie ots RU I Mar.
Nine women claim school principal sexually
Student Search
Harassed them: JOnassSOm..........<..c.cccccascccssnnsasiacsacees Sep.
Psychologist claims school didn’t respond Officer searches 14-year-old’s jacket and finds
appropriately to harassment claims, marijuana, State ex rel. Juvenile Department of
Reinhold (VA) Washington County (OR) cicsiccc.ncssesscscsaccesssccncesere Nov.
School settles student-on-student harassment case Student challenges search that revealed he had
for $250,000 RCAge ay not OB arcs accasescsesssccesceysesasiccesacscesndacecarsies June
Students hold college responsible for harassment
by professor, Kracunas (2nd Cir.) Tenure
Teacher has extracurricular affair with student, District denies tenure to principal charged with
Doe (TX) abusing former student, Feldman (NY)
Teacher sexually assaults student during films, District disputes teacher’s status, Waits (MI).......... Aug. -
Leija (TX)
Principal seeks to exclude president of board from
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Special Educaticn
Teacher says she got tenure before school fired her,
City agencies say parent hired unqualified Peat) "| 2) TC A REPrr Apr.
teacher for his disabled child, Still (NY)
Did district’s delay in providing special services
Unemployment
violate student’s rights?, Hoekstra (MN)
District moves group of students to another District fires teacher for profane outburst directed
at principal, Folks (ID)
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District offers student interpreter in public
school, but not private, Cefalu (LA) Unions
District removes straight-A student from special District fights certification of school supervisors’
education, Yankton (SD) union, Papillion/LaVista Schools Principals and
District sues parents to keep student in public Supervisors Organization (NE) .......ccscsssseseeesees Sep.
school, Metropolitan School District of Nonunion teachers claim fair-share fees violate
Martinsville (IN) their First Amendment rights, Ford (IN) .............. July
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Month Month Page
Wages Tutors demand teachers’ pay for working as
College president fires teacher who complained learning assistants, State ex rel. Fleming (OH)... Oct. 6
of sex discrimination in pay, Danio (MA)
School’s former acting director sues for sex Worker’s Compensation
discrimination based on replacement’s pay, Teacher allegedly is hurt while unpacking school
Ballard (VT) supplies from car, Torkko (OR)
State university develops three-tier faculty salary Employee interrupts vacation to pick up
plan, Donnelly (RI) paycheck, Berry (NY)