Organizational Systems and Leadership: Constitutional Rights and Protections Flashcards
Constitutional Rights and Protections
Goss v. Lopez was a 1975 US Supreme Court case ruling that a public school must …….
conduct a hearing before suspending a student.
Goss v. Lopez was a 1975 US Supreme Court case ruling that a public school must conduct a hearing before ________ a student. The Court held that a suspension without a hearing violated the due process clause of the ____ Amendment to the US Constitution (a student Lopez was suspended for 2 weeks and did not have a hearing so they took it to court. (Students do have ____ _____ rights. It does not have to be a formal, but the student has to have a chance to tell his/her side of the story. Can use an incident report in writing.)
suspending
14th
due process
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District was a 1965 US Supreme Court decision that defined the constitutional rights of students in US public schools. The Court found that the ………
1st Amendment applied to public schools and that admin would have to demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific regulation of speech in the classroom.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District was a 1965 US Supreme Court decision that defined the constitutional rights of students in US public schools. The Court found that the ___ Amendment applied to public schools and that admin would have to demonstrate constitutionally valid reasons for any specific regulation of _____ in the classroom. Two high school and one middle school student (two students in Tinker family) wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. School suspended them for doing so. The Tinker family took the school district to Supreme Court. It was found that students have constitutional rights at school too. The “Tinker Test” was created. The “Tinker Test” states that unless the school can show that it will have a substantial disruption to the school day, they must allow speech (this includes both spoken and written such as buttons or t-shirts).
1st
speech
The “Tinker Test” states that
unless the school can show that it will have a substantial disruption to the school day, they must allow speech (this includes both spoken and written such as buttons or t-shirts).
Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton was a 1995 US Supreme Court decision, which …………
upheld the random drug testing regimen implemented by the local public schools in Vernonia, OR as constitutional.
Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton was a 1995 US Supreme Court decision, which upheld the _____________ regimen implemented by the local public schools in Vernonia, OR as constitutional. The Supreme Court held that although the tests were searches under the ______ Amendment, they were reasonable in light of the schools’ interest in preventing teenage drug use. In this particular case, a student athlete refused to give urine for a drug test and the student was dismissed from the team. The Supreme Court said that it is a search, but it is reasonable. Testing must be ______, and students can be tested and dismissed from _______ activities such as athletics or band.
random drug testing
4th
random
voluntary
New Jersey v. T.L.O. was a 1985 decision by the US Supreme Court addressing the constitutionality of the search of a public high school student for contraband, which occurred after she was caught smoking. The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, found that …….
the search was reasonable under the 4th Amendment.
New Jersey v. T.L.O. was a 1985 decision by the US Supreme Court addressing the constitutionality of the _______ of a public high school student for contraband, which occurred after she was caught smoking. The US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, found that the search was reasonable under the ____ Amendment. “T.L.O.” are the student’s initials and were used instead of the name because the student was a minor. In this case, students were allowed to smoke on campus, but only in designated areas, but this particular student was found in the restroom, which was not a designated place. The school official searched her purse and they found actual drugs and drug dealing activities and she was turned over to the local authorities. The Court determined that it was a reasonable search because student was on _____ ______ and the school has a right to search in order to protect other students if the student is caught doing something wrong.
search
4th
school property