Law Cases

Question 0

What case said that funding for children who are in the country illegally cannot be withheld from public local schools?

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Plyer versus Doe

Question 1

What case affirmed the doctrine of private school compulsory (ages 6 to 18) attendance requirements?

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Pierce versus Society of sisters

Question 2

What case said that prayers mandated or organized by school officials at graduation exercises are on constitutional?

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Lee vs. Weisman

Question 3

What case established the lemon test-a three-part establishment clause test?

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Lemon vs. Kurtzman

Question 4

What case had to do with the teaching of evolution versus creationism?

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Edwards vs. Aguillard

Question 5

What case relied on the viewpoint discrimination test and the court allowed a religious club that engaged in religious activities to meet after school?

Answer 5

The Good News club vs. Milford Central School

Question 6

What case says the imposition of fees for educational activities offered by public high schools violates free school guarantee of the California Constitution?

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Hartzell vs. Connell

Question 7

What case said that you had to have immunizations upon entry to school?

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Berg vs. Glen Cove

Question 8

What was the seminal case dealing with students rights to freedom of speech and freedom of expression?

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Tinker vs. Des Moines

Question 9

What case upheld public schools authority to punish students into prohibit students use of vulgar, obscene, lewd, and offensive speech in public discourse?

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Bethel School District vs. Fraser

Question 10

What case upheld authority of school officials to censor school newspaper written by students as a curricular activity?

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Hazelwood school district versus kuhlmeier

Question 11

What case had to do with the pledge of allegiance?

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Sherman versus community school district

Question 12

What case upheld students rights to due process prior to exclusion from school in cases of suspension and expulsion in public schools. due process rights require written notification of charges, a right to a fair hearing, and appeal rights

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Goss versus Lopez

Question 13

What case has to do with public school expulsion?

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Gonzalez versus McEuen

Question 14

What contract law generally governs issue of student explosion from a private school?

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Allen versus Casper

Question 15

What case had to deal with corporal punishment?

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Ingrahm versus Wright

Question 16

What case justifies student searches based on reasonable suspicion?

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New Jersey versus T.L.O.

Question 17

What case deals with the California dress code that prohibits students from wearing gang related clothing in public high schools?

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Jeglin vs. San Jacinto

Question 18

Which case ruled due process for extra curricular activities?

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Palmer versus Merluzzi

Question 19

Which case gave married students rights?

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Beeson versus Kiowa county

Question 20

Which case said there is no reason for non-renewal required for a non-tenured teacher?

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Board of regents versus Roth

Question 21

Which case established that public school teachers have the first amendment right of freedom of expression?

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Pickering versus the board of education.

Question 22

Which case upheld a nontenured teachers freedom of expression?

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Mt. Healthy District vs. Doyle

Question 23

Which case held academic freedom or abdication of teaching duty?

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Fowler versus Board of Education

Question 24

Which case held academic freedom to bring in political speakers?

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Wilson versus Chancellor

Question 25

Which case held First Amendment rights of teacher who didn’t want to wear a tie were not violated?

Answer 25

East Hartford versus East Hartford

Question 26

Which case held teacher not chosen to coach boys team because of her gender, was discrimination?

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Fuhr vs. City of Hazel Park

Question 27

Which case held that a pregnant teacher who was dismissed because she decided not to get married was discrimination?

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Eckmanm v. Board of Education

Question 28

Which case dealt with teacher bargaining-agency shop structure upheld, but dues of nonmembers cannot be use for political lobbying

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Lehnert vs. Ferris Faculty

Question 29

Which case established the doctrine of separate but equal?

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Plessy vs. Ferguson

Question 30

Which case overturned Plessy versus Ferguson?

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Brown versus the Board of Education of Topeka.

Question 31

Which case dealt with interdistrict integration, choice plans.

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Sheff versus O’Neill

Question 32

Which case deals with the child that performs better than the average child in her class. The court ruled that she is receiving adequate services.

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Hudson versus Rowley

Question 33

Which case deals with the exclusion of student based on HIV/AIDS violates the rehabilitation act of section 504?

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Thomas versus Atascadero

Question 34

Which case deals with the student who has one kidney is otherwise qualified to play football and cannot be discriminated against because of his disability

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Grube versus Bethlehem

Question 35

Which case is a California finance case. It states that education is a fundamental right. It established the standard of fiscal neutrality. The quality of a child’s education cannot be based on the wealth of a child’s local school district it must be based on the wealth of the state as a whole.

Answer 35

Serrano versus priest

Question 36

Which case was a school finance case in Texas that said education is not among the rights afforded explicit protection under the federal Constitution.

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San Antonio versus Rodriguez

Question 37

This case was a Kentucky finance case. It was in violation of the Kentucky Constitution.

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Rose versus council

Question 38

In this case the US Supreme Court determined Cleveland voucher program met the criteria of the lemon test and did not violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

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Zelman versus Simmons – Harris

Question 39

This settlement says it parents must be notified and Emily have the right to a hearing regarding lack of materials the state of the campus the status of teaching credentials. It’s not necessary to provide more than one copy of textbooks to each student. No duty to provide textbooks to nonpublic schools.

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Williams versus the state of California settlement

Question 40

This case addresses the issue of school board member immunity from liability.

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Would versus Strickland

Question 41

This case says the court will not award large punitive damages where little or no actual harm occurred only nominal damages will apply.

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Carey versus Piphus

Question 42

This case was an educational malpractice case. The plaintiffs position was not upheld. Districts issued diploma, yet student does not have basic academic skills.

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Peter vs. San Francisco

Question 43

This case dealt with teacher to student harassment – school district is not liable when they had no knowledge of the harassment.

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Gebser versus Lago Vista

Question 44

This case dealt with student to student harassment – school district was liable when they had actual knowledge of the harassment, the harassment was ongoing and caused harm, and the district acted with deliberate indifference.

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Davis versus Monroe County