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Categories in the Diverse Population
100

Students from _________ and __________ diverse backgrounds either make up or approach the majority of students in many school districts.



What is culturally and linguistically?

100

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, if a family's total income is less than the family's threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered in _____________. 

What is poverty?

100

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This the acronym to refer to students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual or allied 

What is LGBTQIA?

200

Children from this socioeconomic class often live in substandard housing, are more likely to  be victims of hunger, poor diets, and lead poisoning; usually enter school with  fewer skills and more stress than their peers



What is low-class?

200

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This is the degree of differences in identifying features among the members of a purposefully defined group. 

What is diversity?

200

According to the Stewart B. McKinney Act, this a person who

-lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence 

-has a primary night time residency that is:  

     -a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations

     -an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized

       -a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings  

What is homeless?

300

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This is a regulation designed to protect personal information and data collected and stored in medical records.

What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)?

300

This is the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart. 

What is segregation?

300

This is a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence. 

What are immigrants?

400

Members of this socioeconomic class spend more on their children’s education and provide them with a range of experiences and opportunities that help their children succeed in school. However, this class also can produce psychological and emotional challenges, such  as a sense of entitlement, narcissism, and a desire to have the newest and the best of  everything.



What is upper-class?

400

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case from May 17, 1954 that ended “separate but equal”

What is Brown vs. Board of Education?

400

This is prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. 

What is bias?

400

Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation is considered ___________.

What is child abuse?

500

To overcome economic barriers, teachers should apply the principals of ______ to ensure that your classroom and school are respectful of differences related to economic factors.


 

What is Universal Design for Learning?

500

Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities. 

What is "separate but equal"?

500

This is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation.

What is discrimination?

500

A __________ is any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them.

What is a disability?

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