Teacher-Supervisor Conflicts and the Issue of Academic Freedom

'HETHER the classroom teacher has academic freedoms which go along with his professional responsibilities is a concern largely unanswered. Up to now, court decisions have established only the personal rights of teachers to make private choices on out-of-school matters. Teacher rights on instructional matters remain to be determined by courts and other quasi-judicial conflict-resolving agencies. A recent arbitra tion decision directly bearing on instructional matters and academic freedom offers some guidelines about questions of academic free dom.