SCHOOL LAW: WGU D017 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
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
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