Chapter 10

Question 1

The difference (or similarity) between laws and ethics is

Answer 1

ethics tell us what we should do and shouldn’t do, while laws tell us what we can and can’t do

Question 2

Formal complaints against a district are called

Answer 2

grievances

Question 3

Teaching contracts typically include all of the following except

Answer 3

recent test scores

Question 4

A reduction in force may be caused by

Answer 4

lower student numbers
budget costs
program cancellation

Correct
all of the above

Question 5

A work is considered in the public domain if it

Answer 5

is more than 75 years old or published by a government agency

Question 6

Which of the following scenarios best describes Murray v. Pittsburgh Board of Education?

Answer 6

teacher may not use instructional strategy considered unorthodox by school board

Question 7

The policy of courts to use preceding court decisions in deciding future cases of a similar nature is called

Answer 7

case law

Question 8

Which of the following legislative acts allows parents and guardians access to their students’ academic records and requires written parental permission for the records to be shared with anyone else?

Answer 8

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

Question 9

For a school employee to be considered liable for something, which of the following must be proven to be present?

Answer 9

the person has a legal duty to protect students
the person fails to act within reason and provide the appropriate standard of care
there is a casual connection between the person’s conduct and the result of the injury

Correct
all of the above

Question 10

The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all of the following except

Answer 10

the right of due process

Question 11

A student’s right of nonparticipation applies to all of the following except

Answer 11

students may refuse to complete standardized testing if they object to the content

Question 12

Mr. Smith has a strong ability to put himself mentally in the place of others in order to appreciate a variety of perspectives. Which characteristic of ethical decisions is he demonstrating?

Answer 12

empathy

Question 13

Issues that are addressed by state and local laws and policies include all of the following except

Answer 13

freedom of speech

Question 14

Teachers may be dismissed from their positions for all of the following except

Answer 14

having a homosexual relationship with another adult

Question 15

The rights of students to wear armbands to protest the Vietnam War was upheld in

Answer 15

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Question 16

Job security and the right to be heard if charges are made are rights of teachers protected under which amendment?

Answer 16

fourteenth

Question 17

Ethical teachers shall do all of the following except

Answer 17

put standardized test scores ahead of other considerations

Question 18

Which amendment to the Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure?

Answer 18

fourth

Question 19

Continuing contract status is known as

Answer 19

tenure

Question 20

According to an AAUW survey, about what percent of eighth and eleventh-grade students experienced sexual harassment?

Answer 20

80%