D017 School Law – WGU EXAM TEST 2022-2023
In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement?
Massachusetts
Which U.S. Supreme
... [Show More] Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public facilities,
including schools, that infamously came to be known as "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to provide supplemental
academic programs?
Economically disadvantaged students
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in schools?
First Amendment
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine laws?
School Board Meetings
What are state legislative bodies responsible for?
Requirements for student graduation
Which type of educational law has inuenced how a school district develops their programs for English
learners?
Case law
Which school board practice is often used as a means of ensuring or ignoring the ruling that "separate but
equal" is unconstitutional?
School attendance zones
Which testing school practice was influenced by Brown v. Board of Education?
Subgroup data analysis of testing results
What would be the purpose of changing school zone boundaries?
Desegregation of schools
Which ruling was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate schools?
14th Amendment
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts?
Circumventing integration
Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of?
First Amendment
Which legal justification is used by some states for the use of public funds to purchase textbooks for students in parochial schools?
The child benefit theory
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge of Allegiance?
First Amendment
Which law would allow a student worship club to hold after school meetings on a high school campus, given the school has a limited open forum?
Equal Access Act
A rural elementary school allows a moment of meditation during the first period of the day. Some students engage in a silent prayer during this period. Teachers express concern that this period promotes prayer in school.
Based on case law surrounding prayer in schools, how should the administrator respond?
Continue using the meditation period as is since it is not designed to promote religion.
Which action do local authorities have the right to take when states maintain control over curriculum in public schools?
Provide additions to curriculum beyond those required by the state
What did the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols require of public schools?
That they provide supplemental language instruction to students with limited English proficiency
Which criterion did Castañeda v. Pickard set for educational programs targeting English learners?
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