In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement? - ANSWER-Massachusetts
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality
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including schools, that infamously came to be known as "separate but equal"? - ANSWER-Plessy v. Ferguson
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to provide supplemental
academic programs? - ANSWER-Economically disadvantaged students
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in schools? - ANSWER-First Amendment
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine laws? - ANSWER-School Board Meetings
What are state legislative bodies responsible for? - ANSWER-Requirements for student graduation
Which type of educational law has inuenced how a school district develops their programs for English
learners? - ANSWER-Case law
Which school board practice is often used as a means of ensuring or ignoring the ruling that "separate but
equal" is unconstitutional? - ANSWER-School attendance zones
Which testing school practice was influenced by Brown v. Board of Education? - ANSWER-Subgroup data analysis of testing results
What would be the purpose of changing school zone boundaries? - ANSWER-Desegregation of schools
Which ruling was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate schools? - ANSWER-14th Amendment
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts? - ANSWER-Circumventing integration
Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of? - ANSWER-First Amendment
Which legal justification is used by some states for the use of public funds to purchase textbooks for students in parochial schools? - ANSWER-The child benefit theory
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge of Allegiance? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-Programs must be based on research.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that schools must provide supplemental supports to English learners? - ANSWER-Lau v. Nichols
What is the Tinker test often used for? - ANSWER-To determine a violation of First Amendment rights
A group of students wore shirts with political messages displayed on them. The principal received several complaints from parents that evening who demanded they be banned from wearing clothing with political messages that could be viewed as offensive or insensitive to specific groups of students at the school.
Which court case ruling should the principal apply in deciding whether to ban students from wearing clothing with political messages? - ANSWER-Tinker v. Des Moines
Which student rights were found to be violated In the landmark case of T.L.O. v. New Jersey? - ANSWER-Unreasonable search and seizure
A high school principal gets an anonymous call that several students at the school are members of rival neighborhood gangs and that tension has severely escalated over the weekend. The individual is afraid that the conflict will carry into school on Monday morning and gun violence could ensue. Since the caller did not provide specific names of students, the principal decided to call the local police department for assistance in searching every student with metal detectors prior to entering the school for the next week. Several parents began calling saying that their child was not involved in any of this and that forcing them to go through a metal detector search was a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.
What response should the principal provide in reaction to the parent complaints? - ANSWER-The use of metal detectors does not violate student Fourth Amendment rights when the element of danger is adequate and justified.
During lunch, an assistant principal is approached by several students stating that they saw another student with a knife in his locker. After searching the student's locker, no knife was found. Considering
that student lockers are explicitly stated as the personal property of students in the school's handbook, the student's parents were upset that the search took place and complained that the school violated their child's Fourth Amendment rights. They continued that they believe the assistant principal only searched his locker due to his history of discipline issues and his label as a "problem student."
Which assessment of the school's actions is accurate in relation to the student's Fourth Amendment rights? - ANSWER-The school did not violate the student's Fourth Amendment rights due to reasonable suspicion.
When is procedural due process applied during student discipline? - ANSWER-When the student is made aware of charges
During a high-stakes, state mathematics exam, a classroom teacher observed a student looking at the answers of another student. The student glanced back and forth at the screen and changed several
answers on the test.
What must the school administrator do prior to suspending the student? - ANSWER-Conduct a thorough investigation of the alleged incident
A hearing is scheduled to determine disciplinary action for a student. A notice of the hearing is sent to the student with a description of the charges and the implications of those charges.
Which aspect of procedural due process is the notice of the hearing? - ANSWER-Fairness
In a state where corporal punishment of students by school officials is against the law, a parent offers to provide written consent to allow the principal to spank her child in lieu of suspension. The child frequently misbehaves, and the parent is frustrated with the child's misbehavior and cannot afford to continue providing child care when he is suspended or take off work to attend conferences with the principal and teacher.
Which response to the parental request is appropriate? - ANSWER-Notify the parent that corporal punishment is against the law in their state, even if a parent provides consent.
Two students at a high school get into a physical fight during lunch, and one student suffered a concussion. As a result of the injury, the principal decides to expel the student who caused the injury for the rest of the semester. The student argues that the injury was not intentional and that he was not the aggressor and only acted in self-defense.
What is the appropriate next step given the length of the proposed expulsion and the student's defense claim? - ANSWER-Formal hearing
A local high school junior disclosed to her counselor that a peer had been sending her vulgar and inappropriate texts via a messenger application. She reported that the texts included cruel references to
her appearance and specifically stated various things that would happen if she shared this information with others.
What is the appropriate action for the counselor to take? - ANSWER-Inform administration and begin the formal cyberbullying investigation process
A student at a large high school shared with the assistant principal several posts on social media by another student. The posts used derogatory comments about the student's sexual orientation and appearance. After reviewing the posts, the assistant principal did not follow through with an investigation into the incidents.
How does Title IX define the assistant principal's response? - ANSWER-Deliberate indifference
A parent questions the contents of a student's educational record. While at the school, the parent is asked to sign a document requesting access to all documents. At that time, the parent is notified that the principal, assistant principal, and school psychologist have access to the records. The parents can see the records have been signed out on three different occasions with only the date and time of access. The parent asks for a hearing to challenge the material in the record.
Which aspect of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) has been violated in this scenario? - ANSWER-Access to student records must be identified by title of staff members
Using a key to grade student final exams, a teacher records the grades into a gradebook. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the student and parents make requests to view the information in the final exam key, gradebook, and teacher evaluation. [Show Less]