Law Cases Flashcards by Amanda Matthews

Plyer vs Doe

Funding for children who are in the country illegally can’t be withheld from public or local schools

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Pierce V society of sisters

Affirmed the doctrine of private schools compulsory attendance requirements

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Engle v Vitale

Recitation of a written and sponsored prayer unconstitutional bc it violates establishment clause

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School District of Abington township Vs Schemp and Murray VS Curlett

Prayers and bible reading over PA unconstitutional violates EC ( captive audience)

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Lee vs Weisman

Prayers mandated or organized by school officials at graduation exercises are unconstitutional

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Lemon V Kurtzman

Lemon test a three part establishment clause test

1) reflect a clearly secular purpose
2) have a primary effect that neither advances clear secular purpose
3) avoid excessive entanglement w religion

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Edwards VS Aguillard

Teaching of evolution versus creationism

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Good news club VS Milford Central School

Relying on the viewpoint discrimination test, the court allowed a religious club that engaged in religious activities to meet after school

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Hartzell Vs Connell

The imposition of fees for educational activities offered by public high schools violates free school guarantee of the CA constitution

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Berg Vs Glen Cove

Immunization upon entry to school

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Tinker Vs Des Moines

Students rights to freedom of speech and freedom of expression- arm band protest

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Bethel School District VS Fraser

Upheld public schools authority to punish students and to prohibit students use of vulgar, obscene, lewd, and offensive speech in public discourse- kid made humorous/ obscene political speech to a captive audience

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Hazelwood school district VS Kuhlmeier

Upheld authority of school officials to censor school newspaper written by students as a curricular activity- withheld a story about a pregnant girl and its effect w divorced parents

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Goss VS Lopez

Upheld students rights to due process prior to exclusion from school in cases of suspension and expulsion in public schools

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Gonzalez VS McEuen

Public school expulsion- can’t do it if expulsion note is defective

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Allen VS Casper

Contract law generally governs issue of student expulsion from a private school

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Ingraham vs Wright

Corporal punishment

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New Jersey vs T.L.O.

Justifies student searches based on reasonable suspicion

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Jeglin Vs San Jacinto

CA dress code that prohibits student from wearing gang related clothing in public high schools

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Palmer VS Merluzzi

Due process for extracurricular activities

Beeson VS Kiowa County

Married students rights

Board of Regents Vs Roth

Due process hearing under 14th amend is generally not required for probationary employees but may of liberty interest is neg effected

Pickering VS Board of Education

Established that public school teachers have the first amendment right of freedom of expression

Mt. Healthy District Vs Doyle

Same as Pickering- teachers have first amendment right of freedom of expression

Fowler VS Board of education

Teacher showed pink flyod movie: not related to instruction: Academic freedom or abdication of teaching duty

Wilson VS Chancellor

Academic freedom to bring in political speakers

East Hartford v East Hartford

1st amendment rights of teacher who didn't want to wear a tie were not validated

Fuhr VS City of Hazel Park

Teacher not chosen to coach boys team because of her gender- discrimination

Eckmann vs board of education

Pregnant teacher was dismissed bc she decided not to get married - discrimination

Lehnert vs Ferris Faculty

Teacher bargaining- agency shop structure upheld, but dues of non members can not be used for political lobbying

Pleasy vs Ferguson

Established doctrine of " separate but equal"

Brown vs board of education of Topeka

Overturned Plessy vs ferguson... Seperate but equal is unconstitutional

Brown vs board of Ed 2

Desegregation must end with all deliberate haste

Sheff vs Oneill

Inter district integration, choice plans

Hudson V Rowley

Child performs better than average child in class so parent request for private school is denied

Thomas vs Atascadero

Exclusion of student w aids violates rehabilitation act

Grube v Bethlehem

Student with one kidney is otherwise qualified to play football and can't be discriminated against bc of his disability

Serrano vs Priest

Established a standard of Fiscal neutrality, the quality of a child's education could not be based on the wealth of a child's local district... Shifted the funds from property tax to the state Changed the funding system and set a limit on max dollars per pupil

San Antonio vs Rodriguez

Local property taxes to finance education based on alleged equal protection violations

Rose vs Council

Kentucky... Violation of the Kentucky constitution bc funding system was unequal... Increased funding and equalized distribution

Zelman vs Simmons-Harris

Cleveland voucher program met the criteria of the lemon test and did not violate establishment clause

Williams vs State of CA settlement

Parents must be notified annually of right to hearing regarding lack of materials, state of campus and status of teaching credentials

Wood vs Strickland

Addresses the issue of school board member immunity from liability

Carey vs Piphus

Court will not award large punitive damages where little or no harm occurred. Only nominal damages may apply

Peter W. Vs San Fran

Educational malpractice- district issues diploma though student does not have basic academic skills

Gebser Vs Lago Vista

Teacher to student harassment- school district not liable when they had no knowledge of the harassment

Davis VS Monroe County

Student to student harassment- School district was liable when they had actual knowledge of the harassment , harassment was on going and the district acted w deliberate indifference

Sherman vs community consolidate SD

Illinois statute requiring elem students to recite pledge | - court said it violated free exercise of religion