The law of due process simply mean educators accused of something have protection. The protection should be fair and reasonable to balance social concern such as government affair and criminal behavior. The employee rights originated from state and federal constitutional provisions, statues, and regulations. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects educators employed in private or public schools (Oliva, 2009). In addition, the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment protects educators from discrimination; amended in 1972 to include educational institutions (Dhanoa and Kleiner, 2000). The response to the discussion question is to identify and examine components essential to due process documentation, protocol, and procedures. …show more content…
Finally, the protocol requires a written opinion to award resolving the claim. The written opinion includes summary of dispute, statement that the issue is resolved, and disposition of statutory claims (Dhanoa & Kleiner, 2000).
Due Process Procedures The due process procedure addresses the school administrator team (evaluator) to deliver the dispute. According to Nolan (2008), the evaluator cannot align with the teacher, but have the students’ interest during the process as the neutral observer. Statement of delivery clarifies who may receive the complaint. Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services (OSE-EIS) receives the due process complaint for students with disabilities and the supervisor supports the teacher. Teacher unions, such as AFT, support the teacher have the power to bargain, negotiate, and the power to change things in the due process meeting (Nolan, 2008). The receipt of documents dated and guidelines that establish the proceedings have the task force of selected teachers facilitate the hearing (Nolan, 2008). The dismissal document from the Human Resources includes a statement of termination entitlement, a certificate of service, and a letter outlining the reason for dismissal (Dhanoa & Kleiner, 2000). However, according to Nolan (2008), a document of deficiencies in performance, safeguard documentation is required and a teacher will not receive a letter of references. Then notification of receipt clarifies
Another common key component is the Individual Education Plan or IEP. An IEP is a written guideline used to compare and display information regarding a student’s success and failures. An IEP includes the level in which a student is currently at and where the educator believes they will be in the next year. By reviewing the previous year’s goals, teachers and parents can compare the student successes. In addition to an IEP’s reviewing and goal setting abilities, it is also a legally binding document. Due process of law, another component of PL 94–142 is an overview of knowledge and consent and also the schools procedures and timelines for their actions. Due process of law also states that the school may not make a decision related to a student’s education without the parent and child agreement. This component also includes that an IEP may not be conducted without an at least 10 day notice to the family of the child. P.L. 94-142 also includes a component which states that schools must conduct assessments in a manner which is fair to all students. Also, P.L. 94-142 states that schools must keep their records private. Parents do however, have the right to see the records being taken
The United States has a unique criminal justice system that stems from the unique rights granted to its citizens by the Constitution. The United States Constitution grants the most basic rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” and no citizen can be denied these rights without due process of law. Due process is the way in which the criminal justice system ensures that the right person is punished for the right crime. This process includes certain rights of the accused and specific procedures that must be followed to the letter or the accused could be released without having punished for a crime he or she could have
A life without the first amendment is like living in a society where you don't have a say in anything or not being able to speak your personal opinion. For example if i didnt have the first amendment i wouldnt be able to vote on thing in class like which plan we should do a or b. I use the first amendment in my everyday life. Without the first amendment whats a
In this paper I will address a due process rights afforded to a student in a scenario presented by The American College of Education. I will explain the substantive and procedural due process rights as they relate to student discipline in the situation. I will give concepts, and examples relating to freedom of speech and privacy. I will address the IEP educational rights as I understand it within the scope of California and the federal IDEA legislation.
Petitioner does not allege that the Respondent made a change in his educational placement based upon a violation of a code of student conduct or that he disagrees with a manifestation determination. To the contrary, Petitioner is seeking as his sole request for relief a “Law suit (sic) on Beaumont Independent School District for allowing my son JaCorian to stay in a (sic) abusive classroom where he was assaulted.” Petitioner is not disagreeing with a change in placement based on discipline that would entitle Petitioner to receive an expedited due process hearing. Petitioner is disagreeing with the teacher assigned to his classroom. Since the Petitioner did not allege facts that constitute a disciplinary change of placement and thus that the mandatory provisions of Section 1415(k)(4)(B) for an expedited due process hearing do not
As we can see, due process has changed our justice system from hastily-prosecution to time consuming investigation of all the facts. We should stop pre-judging the accused person until all of the facts are made known unto us. Due process has given all accused citizens an equal opportunity to tell their story, and the right to question the evidence that was brought against them. Even though due process has guaranteed the accused person his or her right to be heard
In our government today we have due process of law. Due process of law simply means that we have protection against a chance deprivation of life, liberty or property. Within the due process law, if you are to be accused of something it has to be under fair and reasonable circumstances. If we are ever to be arrested of something, under due process it commands that we are taken to court and showed a cause. It is very important that we have due process in the law for the people of the United States. Law enforcement always requires the balancing of two competing social concerns: on one hand, is the government's interest in protecting its citizens and prosecuting criminal conduct; on the other hand, is the right of
The two basic types of courts in the United States are trial courts and appellate courts. These two types of courts have two entirely different functions. The job of a trial courts is to determine questions of fact. Appeals courts, on the other hand, must determine questions of law. Appellate courts have the right to overrule jury verdicts and judges decisions due to the fact that an appellate court typically concerns itself solely with issues of law. An appeal is not the time to retry the case or to reargue the facts. In civil matters, either party can appeal the decision of the trial court. Usually in criminal matters, however, only the defendant may appeal a criminal conviction and the state is not
Judicial elections, a process virtually unheard of in any other modern-day democracy, is the most popular method of selecting judges in the United States. The elections are either partisan, requiring the candidates to secure an endorsement by a political party; non-partisan, requiring no political endorsements for the candidates; or retention, requiring appointed judges to face reelection to retain their seats after some time on the bench. Judicial elections were established in the nineteenth century to balance public accountability and political independence of the judges. And, with the settlement of most large-scale controversies ranging from: gun control to desegregation inside courthouses, the process of selecting judges
The lawmaking process in the U.S. Congress is rigorous and unexpected, but is vital to our representative government. The Legislative Branch controls the lawmaking process. All legislative powers are give to Congress which is bifurcated into two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Every year about 10,000 bills, or proposed laws, are introduced and only ten percent of them end up becoming laws. The process that a bill must take in order to become a law is can take from two weeks to two years.
Criminal procedures are safeguards against the indiscriminate application of criminal laws and the wanton treatment of suspected criminals. Specifically, they are designed to enforce the constitutional rights of criminal suspects and defendants, beginning with initial police contact and continuing through arrest, investigation, trial, sentencing, and appeals. The main constitutional provisions regarding criminal procedure can be found in Amendments IV, V, VI, and XIV to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court for the first time began to extend the protections guaranteed in the Bill of Rights to exercises of power by state and local governments.
The two types of due process is the procedural due process and the substantive due process. Procedural due process is that government officials must follow procedures and not act without a reason when making laws. It requires the government to act in particular ways before regulating or taking away the life, liberty, or property of someone. The proceedings must be clear by stating the charges that the person have done and fair where they have a jury and the right to bring witnesses. Substantive due process is the Constitution prohibits some laws, no matter how popular those laws may be with legislatures, executives, or the people. It is based on the idea that some rights are important to the point that the government must have a reason to change
Anyone may draft a bill, which means an ordinary citizen can actually write a bill. Only members of Congress, however, can introduce legislation, and any of the congresspersons become sponsors. A bill can have anywhere from one sponsor to an entire party support. There are four general types of legislation; bills, joint resolutions (resolutions between both chambers but requires signing), concurrent resolutions (a joint resolution that does not require signing), and simple resolutions. The legislative process begins when a bill or resolution is numbered, (H.R. signifies a House bill and S. a Senate bill), referred to a committee, and printed by the Government Printing Office.
The due process and crime control models, both created by Stanford University law professor Herbert Packer, represents two opposing method of principles functioning within criminal justice system. Although the models describe the important facets of the politics and practice of criminal justice, both have been criticized since presented by Packer in 1964. Presently both models are acknowledged as imperfect standards to explain the politics and law of criminal justice. The crime control ideal represents traditional principles, whereas the due process belief reflects moderate values; therefore generating conflict evident throughout the years. This paper discusses models, crime control and due process, and how each affects the criminal
Special education creates opportunities for students, parents, teachers and related staff and administrators to work together to improve educational results students with disabilities. IEPs and 504s are the plans that help educators to develop education for each student with disabilities. The IEP is an important legal document that handles issues in special education properly. There are so many rules that school personnel must follow. In this assignment, I will identify effective procedures for documentation and remediation of the teacher, her behaviors and the allegations about her regarding a special education student.