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Crawford v. Huntington Beach Union High School District
School District's racial balancing component of its open transfer policy violates Proposition 209.
Education Aug. 8, 2002
California Teacher's Assn. v. Governing Board of the Golden Valley Unified School District
Teacher is classified as probationary employee and is entitled to prior written notice of dismissal and right to hearing.
Education Aug. 6, 2002
Gonzaga University v. Doe
Non-disclosure provisions of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act do not confer personally enforceable rights.
Education Jun. 30, 2002
State v. Grimm
Educational opportunity grant for upper division course work is not unconstitutional.
Education Jun. 20, 2002
Opinion of Lockyer
Admission on 'first come, first served' basis does not satisfy requirement that fundamental school have unbiased admission policy.
Education May 13, 2002
Ruth Fisher Elementary School District v. Buckeye Union High School District
High school students of common school district without high school are subject to tuition provisions, not open enrollment provisions.
Education Mar. 13, 2002
Owasso Independent School District No. I-011 v. Falvo
Peer grading of schoolwork does not violate Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Education Feb. 25, 2002
Falvo v. Owasso Independent School District No. I-011
School's practice of permitting students to grade each other's work and calling out grades violates privacy law.
Education Feb. 18, 2002
Student Loan Fund of Idaho Inc. v. U.S. Department of Education
Guaranty agency who terminated agreement with Secretary of Education must still follow Secretary's directives for remaining loans.
Education Jan. 22, 2002
Opinion of Lockyer
School districts may deny admission due to overcrowding to child whose parent is employed by district.
Education Nov. 23, 2001
California Teachers Assn. v. Mendocino Unified School District
School district may lay off probationary teacher for economic reasons and may also later decide not to re-elect teacher.
Education Nov. 13, 2001
Amanda J. v. Clark County School District
School district's failure to disclose full records to parents indicating possible autism violates federal statute and denies child free appropriate public education.
Education Oct. 30, 2001
California Teachers Assn. v. State Board of Education
Proposition 227, which restricts use of languages other than English by teachers in public schools, is not unconstitutionally vague on its face.
Education Oct. 29, 2001
Washington Elementary School District No. 6 of Maricopa County v. Maricopa County
School district can only hold one budget override election during fiscal year.
Education Sep. 10, 2001
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
Conflict of interest laws prohibit community college district board members from becoming employed as instructors for district.
Education Aug. 6, 2001
Carlson v. Reed
Public university may treat holder of temporary nonimmigrant visa as non-resident when assessing tuition.
Education Jul. 18, 2001
Slatkin v. University of Redlands
Summary judgment proper against professor who failed to bring evidence to prove that University denied her tenure because she was Jewish.
Education Jul. 18, 2001
Praiser v. Biggs Unified School District
Certificated teacher who becomes part-time employee may be paid prorated salary, but must be allowed to retain all other benefits.
Education Jul. 2, 2001
Van Schoick v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Court goes beyond role on summary judgment when triable issues of material fact exist concerning whether school clubs are curriculum related.
Education Jul. 2, 2001
Hunter v. University of Washington
University of Washington's Southeast Asian veteran tuition waiver program must comply with the rule-making requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Education Apr. 22, 2001
Board of Education of the Sacramento City Unified School District v. Sacramento County Board of Education (Kenneth H.)
For purposes of jurisdiction, 40-day period allotted to School Board to make decision on expelling pupil is not mandatory.
Education Mar. 1, 2001
Las Virgenes Educators Association v. Las Virgenes Unified School District
Students' unsatisfactory citizenship marks are grades under education statute and may only be determined by teacher of course.
Education Mar. 1, 2001
Boyd v. Unified Government of Kansas City
Order
Education Jan. 23, 2001
Hooks v. Clark County School District
Individuals with Disabilities Act gives states discretion to determine whether lawful home education constitutes an IDEA-qualified private school.
Education Jan. 4, 2001
Wyner v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District.
California Special Education Hearing Office cannot review noncompliance issues arising out of final administrative determination it made in prior due process proceedings.
Education Nov. 3, 2000
Kirchmann v. Lake Elsinore Unified School District
School district that has fiscal and political connection with state may not be sued under federal law.
Education Nov. 2, 2000
Kirchmann v. Lake Elsinore Unified School District
School district that has fiscal and political connection with state may not be sued under federal law.
Education Nov. 2, 2000
Shapiro v. Paradise Valley Unified School District No. 69
District court remanding dispute for administrative determination should stay lawsuit and retain jurisdiction.
Education Oct. 25, 2000
Shapiro v. Paradise Valley Unified School District No. 69
District court remanding dispute for administrative determination should stay lawsuit and retain jurisdiction.
Education Oct. 25, 2000
Matthews v. Oregon State Board of Higher Education
Question certified for Oregon Supreme Court: Can state University President delegate authority to make final determinations on denial of indefinite tenure without explicit statutory or regulatory authority?
Education Oct. 4, 2000