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
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
