WGU D017 School law- Exam 2023
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Due Process - Answer- No evidence may be admitted when it is obtained through illegal
methods
Morse v. Frederick - 2007 - Answer- School officials can prohibit students from
displaying messages that promote illegal drug use
Chandler - Answer- Particularized suspicion is required before government can intrude
on an Individuals right of privacy
Plessy v. Ferguson - Answer- 1896 ruling that separate but equal facilities for different
races were not unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education - Answer- 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal
standard of discrimination in education.
Brown II, 1995 - Answer- Outcome was to mandate to desegregate schools with all
deliberate speed
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) - Answer- Symbolic speech or students have freedom of
speech as long as it is not a disruption
Bethel School District v. Fraser - Answer- Schools may punish students for using vulgar
language during a school assembly.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier - Answer- 1988 SuCo: Censorship of school
newspapers is constitutional.
New Jersey v. TLO - 1980 - Answer- students may be searched without a warrant if
there is "reasonable ground" for doing so.
Lemon v. Kurtzman - 1971 - Answer- Three tests are described for deciding whether the
government is improperly involved with religion
Lemon Test - Answer- 3-part test for Establishment Clause cases a law must pass to be
constitutional. (Lemon v Kurtzman
IDEA 1990 - Answer- 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 - Answer- The act requiring certain federal
contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons.
Section 504 - Answer- Temporary affected by an illness, drug abuse, psychological
trauma, or special modifications
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 - Answer- Established right of all
children to free and appropriate education
Free and Appropriate Public Education - Answer- the provision of IDEA that guarantees
special education and related services to children with disabilities at public cost
PICS v. Seattle School District - Answer- 2007, school districts cannot use race as a
factor for acceptance
Common School Movement - Answer- movement to have all children, regardless of
background, taught in a common place
parens patriae - Answer- 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 - Answer- Mandatory for a child to attend school up to a
certain age
Compulsory Attendance Act - Answer- 1852-1st law requiring students to participate in
school, mandatory 8-14 years old
National Defense Education Act - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- supports schools in moving all children
toward higher academic standards
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - Answer- Obama's act in 2015 that took over No
Child Left Behind
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Due Process - Answer- No evidence may be admitted when it is obtained through illegal
methods
Morse v. Frederick - 2007 - Answer- School officials can prohibit students from
displaying messages that promote illegal drug use
Chandler - Answer- Particularized suspicion is required before government can intrude
on an Individuals right of privacy
Plessy v. Ferguson - Answer- 1896 ruling that separate but equal facilities for different
races were not unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education - Answer- 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal
standard of discrimination in education.
Brown II, 1995 - Answer- Outcome was to mandate to desegregate schools with all
deliberate speed
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) - Answer- Symbolic speech or students have freedom of
speech as long as it is not a disruption
Bethel School District v. Fraser - Answer- Schools may punish students for using vulgar
language during a school assembly.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier - Answer- 1988 SuCo: Censorship of school
newspapers is constitutional.
New Jersey v. TLO - 1980 - Answer- students may be searched without a warrant if
there is "reasonable ground" for doing so.
Lemon v. Kurtzman - 1971 - Answer- Three tests are described for deciding whether the
government is improperly involved with religion
Lemon Test - Answer- 3-part test for Establishment Clause cases a law must pass to be
constitutional. (Lemon v Kurtzman
IDEA 1990 - Answer- 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 - Answer- The act requiring certain federal
contractors to take affirmative action for disabled persons.
Section 504 - Answer- Temporary affected by an illness, drug abuse, psychological
trauma, or special modifications
Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 - Answer- Established right of all
children to free and appropriate education
Free and Appropriate Public Education - Answer- the provision of IDEA that guarantees
special education and related services to children with disabilities at public cost
PICS v. Seattle School District - Answer- 2007, school districts cannot use race as a
factor for acceptance
Common School Movement - Answer- movement to have all children, regardless of
background, taught in a common place
parens patriae - Answer- 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 - Answer- Mandatory for a child to attend school up to a
certain age
Compulsory Attendance Act - Answer- 1852-1st law requiring students to participate in
school, mandatory 8-14 years old
National Defense Education Act - Answer- 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 - Answer- 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 - Answer- supports schools in moving all children
toward higher academic standards
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) - Answer- Obama's act in 2015 that took over No
Child Left Behind
