Law Cases Flashcards
Plyer vs Doe
Funding for children who are in the country illegally can’t be withheld from public or local schools
Pierce V society of sisters
Affirmed the doctrine of private schools compulsory attendance requirements
Engle v Vitale
Recitation of a written and sponsored prayer unconstitutional bc it violates establishment clause
School District of Abington township Vs Schemp and Murray VS Curlett
Prayers and bible reading over PA unconstitutional violates EC ( captive audience)
Lee vs Weisman
Prayers mandated or organized by school officials at graduation exercises are unconstitutional
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
Edwards VS Aguillard
Teaching of evolution versus creationism
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
Hartzell Vs Connell
The imposition of fees for educational activities offered by public high schools violates free school guarantee of the CA constitution
Berg Vs Glen Cove
Immunization upon entry to school
Tinker Vs Des Moines
Students rights to freedom of speech and freedom of expression- arm band protest
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
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
Goss VS Lopez
Upheld students rights to due process prior to exclusion from school in cases of suspension and expulsion in public schools
Gonzalez VS McEuen
Public school expulsion- can’t do it if expulsion note is defective
Allen VS Casper
Contract law generally governs issue of student expulsion from a private school
Ingraham vs Wright
Corporal punishment
New Jersey vs T.L.O.
Justifies student searches based on reasonable suspicion
Jeglin Vs San Jacinto
CA dress code that prohibits student from wearing gang related clothing in public high schools