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Education Law Cases
Important Law Cases in Education
Question | Answer |
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Pickering v. Board of Ed. | Teachers have limited First Amendment right to express opinions |
Peter W. | Educational Malpractice--schools not totally responsible for poor educational outcomes, other factors present as well |
Tinker | Student Political Expression--Non-disruptive Armbands |
Bethel | Indecent Speech |
Hazelwood | Controlling Student Press |
Verona School Dist. v. Acton | Drug testing ok if to prevent and deter drug use |
W. Virginia State B.o.E. v. Barnette | No manadatory flag salutes--no standing can be required |
FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Student Records |
Owasso Ind. Sch. Dist. v. Falvo | Classmates grading papers ok |
Pierce v. Society of Sisters | Parental Right--state may force attendance in school, but not limit options to public ones |
Everson | Building a Wall of Separation--public money for bussing to parochial schools doesn't violate 1st Amendment. |
Abington | End of School-Sponsored Prayer and Bible Reading |
Lemon | The “Test” for Church-State Separation Gov't involvement: A) Must have secular purpose B) Cannot advance/inhibit religion and C) Cannot foster excessive entanglement w/ religion |
Bower | Public Funds for Religiously-Oriented Teen Sexuality Program |
Lee | School-Sponsored Invocation/Benediction |
Lamb’s Chapel | Religious Activities in Public Facilities |
Zobrest | Special Ed. Services in Nonpublic Schools |
Agostini | Title I Services at Private or Private Religious School Sites |
Edwards | Louisiana's Balanced Treatment Act for Creationism unconstitutional |
Mergens | Student-initiated political/religious clubs OK--Equal Access Act |
Brown | The Impressions Series Challenged (Wican)--did not endorse a religion or witchcraft |
Brown V. Board of Ed. | Ended Segregation |
Mills v. Board of Ed. of DC. and PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Brought state practices under Fed Scrutiny for 14th Amendment Due Proc and Equal Protection clauses |
Rowley | Door of Opportunity--Maximizing child's potential not requirement, FAPE is. |
Forest | Reimbursement for Private School Tuition--Equal Access |
Poolaw v. Bishop | School officials retain maximum flexibility--individualization and balance required. Academic progress important, social benefits of mainstreaming |
Davis | The “Otherwise Qualified” Requirement |
Seattle | Reinforced balance between mainstreaming and need for meeting unique student needs |
Aguilar | No public school teachers in parochial schools |