School law WGU D017 Exam|Latest Update
Due Process
No evidence may be admitted when it is obtained through illegal methods
Morse v. Frederick - 2007
School officials can prohibit students from displaying messages that promote illegal drug use
Chandler
Particularized suspicion is required before government can intrude on an Individuals right of privacy
Plessy v. Ferguson
1896 ruling that separate but equal facilities for different races were not unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.
Brown II, 1995
Outcome was to mandate to desegregate schools with all deliberate speed
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Symbolic speech or students have freedom of speech as long as it is not a disruption
Bethel School District v. Fraser
Schools may punish students for using vulgar language during a school assembly.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
1988 SuCo: Censorship of school newspapers is constitutional.
New Jersey v. TLO - 1980
students may be searched without a warrant if there is "reasonable ground" for doing so.
Lemon v. Kurtzman - 1971
Three tests are described for deciding whether the government is improperly involved with religion
Lemon Test
3-part test for Establishment Clause cases a law must pass to be constitutional. (Lemon v Kurtzman
IDEA 1990
normalization principle
1. FAPE
2. Notification and procedural rights for parents
3. Identification and services to all children
4. Necessary related services
5. Individualized assessments
, 6. IEP's
7. LRE
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The act requiring certain federal contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons.
Section 504
Temporary affected by an illness, drug abuse, psychological trauma, or special modifications
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Established right of all children to free and appropriate education
Free and Appropriate Public Education
the provision of IDEA that guarantees special education and related services to children with
disabilities at public cost
PICS v. Seattle School District
2007, school districts cannot use race as a factor for acceptance
Common School Movement
movement to have all children, regardless of background, taught in a common place
parens patriae
power of the state to act on behalf of the child and provide care and protection equivalent to that of a
parent
Compulsory attendance law
Mandatory for a child to attend school up to a certain age
Compulsory Attendance Act
1852-1st law requiring students to participate in school, mandatory 8-14 years old
National Defense Education Act
The act that was passed in response to Sputnik; it provided an opportunity and stimulus for college
education for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the sciences, foreign
language, guidance services, and teaching innovation.
A nation at risk
a report produced by the National Commission on Excellence in Education that concluded that the
U.S. educational system was failing to meet the national need for a competitive workforce (1983)
Improving America's Schools Act
supports schools in moving all children toward higher academic standards
Due Process
No evidence may be admitted when it is obtained through illegal methods
Morse v. Frederick - 2007
School officials can prohibit students from displaying messages that promote illegal drug use
Chandler
Particularized suspicion is required before government can intrude on an Individuals right of privacy
Plessy v. Ferguson
1896 ruling that separate but equal facilities for different races were not unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.
Brown II, 1995
Outcome was to mandate to desegregate schools with all deliberate speed
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Symbolic speech or students have freedom of speech as long as it is not a disruption
Bethel School District v. Fraser
Schools may punish students for using vulgar language during a school assembly.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
1988 SuCo: Censorship of school newspapers is constitutional.
New Jersey v. TLO - 1980
students may be searched without a warrant if there is "reasonable ground" for doing so.
Lemon v. Kurtzman - 1971
Three tests are described for deciding whether the government is improperly involved with religion
Lemon Test
3-part test for Establishment Clause cases a law must pass to be constitutional. (Lemon v Kurtzman
IDEA 1990
normalization principle
1. FAPE
2. Notification and procedural rights for parents
3. Identification and services to all children
4. Necessary related services
5. Individualized assessments
, 6. IEP's
7. LRE
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The act requiring certain federal contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons.
Section 504
Temporary affected by an illness, drug abuse, psychological trauma, or special modifications
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975
Established right of all children to free and appropriate education
Free and Appropriate Public Education
the provision of IDEA that guarantees special education and related services to children with
disabilities at public cost
PICS v. Seattle School District
2007, school districts cannot use race as a factor for acceptance
Common School Movement
movement to have all children, regardless of background, taught in a common place
parens patriae
power of the state to act on behalf of the child and provide care and protection equivalent to that of a
parent
Compulsory attendance law
Mandatory for a child to attend school up to a certain age
Compulsory Attendance Act
1852-1st law requiring students to participate in school, mandatory 8-14 years old
National Defense Education Act
The act that was passed in response to Sputnik; it provided an opportunity and stimulus for college
education for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the sciences, foreign
language, guidance services, and teaching innovation.
A nation at risk
a report produced by the National Commission on Excellence in Education that concluded that the
U.S. educational system was failing to meet the national need for a competitive workforce (1983)
Improving America's Schools Act
supports schools in moving all children toward higher academic standards
