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“This article will not include a discussion of the substantive due process rights of the student. It will instead concentrate on procedural due process, the right of a person to have a fair procedure followed to determine whether an interference with his rights is justified. More specifically, the discussion will focus on the basic elements of procedural due process, notice and hearing, and attempt to describe their application to the school disciplinary process.”

“When schools paddle students, censor student-newspaper articles, and write dress codes aimed at kids’ hairstyles, they risk undercutting the civic principles they’re supposed to be instilling. But courts have long recognized that the U.S. Constitution’s reach into the schoolhouse is limited, although the exact limits can be murky. Learn more about the legal context surrounding free-speech, search-and-seizure, due-process, and other constitutional rights when it comes to minor students in schools.'”

“Now retired but still very active politically, Coats recounts her experience fighting her unfair dismissal and explains why due process – so important to teachers and their students – is a right every educator must fight to protect.”

“Zero-tolerance policies were supposed to make schools safer and make discipline fair. But in practice, the policies "didn't help us get to the safe and welcoming school environments that every parent wants for his or her child”