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4504
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School violence is increasing. In 1992, 500 students in North Carolina were suspended because they brought guns to school. Twenty-four used the guns and were arrested. Schill examines court interpretations of the constitutional duty of school personnel to protect students from violent acts of other students.
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4677
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Whether it is constitutional or not to open a school board meeting with prayer depends upon a number of factors, including the purpose for having prayer, how individuals offering prayer are selected, and prayer content. Ford describes two important United States Supreme Court prayer cases, Lemon v. Kurtzman and March v. Chambers, then analyzes the law's application in different school board situations.
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School board members have expectations of the person who provides leadership. The chairperson who is aware of and understands these expectations tends to be a better board leader. Using data from a 1999 survey of school board members, conducted by the Institute of Government and the North Carolina School Boards Association, the authors present a statistical picture of chairpersons, a framework for studying leadership roles, and a checklist of chairperson roles.
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4681
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North Carolina's Teacher Tenure Act provides that public school employees can only be dismissed or demoted on one or more of fifteen grounds specified in the act. Due process of law must be afforded by the local school board in all dismissal or demotion procedures. Joyce describes the entire dismissal process and also situations where the State Board of Education, and not the local school board, is involved in dismissal proceedings.
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4837
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North Carolina does not have a standardized superintendent's contract because of the diversity of school boards, communities, and superintendents. There are a number of options that may by considered in contract negotiations between a school board and prospective superintendent. McColl discusses sixteen, including superintendent duties and authority, salary and other income-related provisions, and performance evaluation.
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4838
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The suicide rate among adolescents is increasing, and families often sue school systems, holding them responsible. To date no North Carolina state court has held a school system liable for a student's suicide. However, the possibility exists. Cafaro discusses some of the significant school liability issues, including negligence.
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4839
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death among North Carolina's young adults. Gamble discusses the need for schools to have a crisis management policy dealing with student suicides and considers steps schools might take toward addressing the issue, like having safe school plans. Also included is a partial bibliography on student suicide and web sites.
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4840
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Joyce discusses two North Carolina General Statutes, 115C-45(c) and 115C-305, that relate to appeals made by school employees to local boards of education and the law regarding grievance procedures.
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5196
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The Guilford County School Board challenged the Guilford County Commissioners over the amount of funding for the school system, because it was below the school board's request. The dispute was settled August 4, 2000. Wilson discusses what other school boards with similar disputes can learn from Guilford County's experience.
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5197
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The original purpose of the federal Equal Access Act was \"to ensure that student-initiated religious groups could use public secondary schools during noninstructional time on the same basis as other student groups.\" The act also protects other student groups who wish to discuss a wide range of topics, including homosexuality. Spiggle discusses the Equal Access Act, how it functions in protecting student- initiated groups, and what school officials must consider in determining whether or not their school is covered by the act.
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5302
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North Carolina's General Assembly faced financial problems in the 2001 session. Still the legislators supported \"ongoing and new programs to improve student learning and achievement.\" Mesibov discusses educational legislation including promotion decisions; continuing low-performing schools; and authority to suspend for 365 days for reporting threats of terrorism, bombs, or hoaxes.
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5303
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Legislation passed by the 2001 North Carolina General Assembly on public school employment dealt with licensure and professional development; recruiting, hiring, and leave; grievances and appeals; and sexual harassment.
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5304
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While the 2001 North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation affecting appropriations and salaries, and students and academic programs, the most controversial item was a call to study the thirty-year-old governing structure of the university system. Our former governors spoke against it, but the legislature went ahead and established a commission to conduct the study.
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5464
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For over one hundred years there has been a public debate over why creationism is not taught along with the theory of evolution in public schools. Dropkin discusses \"legal principles underlying the treatment of these controversial topics,\" in the state's public school curriculum.
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5466
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The Confederate flag is viewed as heritage by some, a symbol of hate by others. When this symbol appears on school grounds, how should administrators react? Alford discusses the \"legal implications of a school board's decision to prohibit a display of Confederate symbols.\" She also analyzes several federal circuit court Confederate cases and discusses how \"this body of law applies to North Carolina schools.\"
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