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In theory, the technology that now automates many adminis- trative tasks allows schools to operate more efficiently and, as a result, improve students’ education. Yet, as technology use in schools proliferates, so, too, do the laws governing its use and, ironically, the administrative burdens they impose. The com- ment quoted above reminds us that people, not computers, are the heart and soul...

Describes how North Carolina's statutory and case law addresses legal issues regarding parentage in light of recent social, scientific, and legal developments and compares North Carolina's law regarding parentage with the recently revised Uniform Parentage Act.

Discusses the grounds that may be assetred in motions for appropriate relief filed by the state and the defense and the time for asserting those grounds. These issues are related because the grounds that may be raised in these motions depend, in part, on when the motions are made. The other factor afecting the grounds that may be asserted is whether the motion is made by the state or the...

One of the curses that accompany the blessings technology brings to our public schools is students’ vulnerability to misguided, self-serving, and sometimes predatory users of computer technology.

This article, the second of a three-part series on technology law and public schools, addresses in some detail this topic of child protection, as well as issues of confidentiality, racial and...