A Selection of Books/Periodicals Available At Pollak Library
Compiled by Greg Yorba, Reference Librarian;
Updated by S. Rosenblatt (2009).
American School
Board Journal
ASB Journal features a column called School Law; their
web site has full text of selected articles and an index to archives.
Building America's
Schools and Colleges:
The Federal Contribution
(2004)
History of educational law and legislation in the United States.
Compilation of
Federal Education Laws
Print version available in U.S.
Documents, 3rd Floor, Library North.
Online:
Compilation of Federal Education Laws
Deskbook
Encyclopedia of American School
Law
This is an encyclopedic
compilation of state and federal appellate court decisions that affect
education. It provides a brief introductory note on the American judicial system
and an updated appendix of recent U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Encyclopedia of Education Law (2008)
Contains background information on a number of statutes and cases pertaining to educational institutions and personnel, as well as entries on other topics
related to the study of Education Law. Most cases cited are at the U.S. Supreme Court level. Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library database under Education.
May it
Please the Court: Courts,
Kids, and the Constitution
Contents:
▪▪▪School
district of Abington Township v. Schempp (1963): Bible reading and the Lord's
Prayer in schools ▪▪▪Tinker
v. Des Moines school district (1969): wearing black armbands to protest the
Vietnam war ▪▪▪Cleveland
Board of Education v. LaFleur (1974): mandatory maternity leave for pregnant
teachers ▪▪▪Milliken,
governor of Michigan v. Bradley (1974): busing across district lines for racial
balance ▪▪▪Goss,
superintendent of schools v. Lopez (1975): due process hearings for suspended
students ▪▪▪Ingraham
v. Wright, school principal (1977): "Cruel and unusual punishment" and paddling
students ▪▪▪Plyler,
superintendent of schools v. Doe (1982): barring "illegal alien" children from
schools ▪▪▪Board
of education, Island Trees school district v. Pico (1982): removing
"objectionable" books from school library
▪▪▪New
Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985): power of school officials to search student belongings
▪▪▪Bethel
school district v. Fraser (1986): punishing "vulgar" speech at school assembly
▪▪▪Edwards,
governor of Louisiana v. Aguillard (1987): "equal time" for evolution and
creationism in schools
▪▪▪Hazelwood school district v.
Kuhlmeier (1988): censoring high school newspapers
▪▪▪Board
of education, Westside schools v. Mergens (1990): equal access for religious
clubs in school facilities
▪▪▪Lee,
school principal v. Weisman (1992): prayers at school commencement ceremony
▪▪▪Zobrest
v. Catalina Foothills school district (1993): sign-language interpreter in
religious school ▪▪▪Vernonia
school district v. Acton: mandatory drug testing for student athletes.
National Survey of State
Laws (2008)
See Education Law
section for state laws on compulsory education (p. 231), corporal punishment in
public schools (p. 247), prayer in public schools (p. 253), and privacy of
school records (p. 261).
Yearbook of
Education Law
Previously titled The Yearbook of School Law.