Suspending Reality: Hail Seizure!
P, T, and D
Oil and Vinegar
Speech! Speech!
The Big IDEA
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Disrupting the school environment, conduct endangering health, safety, and welfare, and insubordination.
What are the reasons for which a student may be suspended from school?
100

Status granted to a full-time teacher or administrator who will be given four years to demonstrate competent performance.

What is probationary?

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Supreme Court case upholding a student's right to NOT salute the flag, in this case based on freedom of religion grounds.
What is West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1942?
100
Supreme Court case which ruled that students wearing black armbands to school was protected free speech under the 1st Amendment.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, 1969?
100
Federal law passed in the 1970s requiring that special education students be educated in the "least restrictive environment."
What is PL (Public Law) 94-142?
200

Supreme Court case extending the 14th amendment and ruling that students are entitled to a due process hearing and parental notification before being suspended from school.

What is Goss v. Lopez, 1975?

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Status granted to a teacher or administrator upon recommendation of a Superintendent of Schools to a Board of Education that, once approved, provides protection against disciplinary dismissal unless there is "just cause."
What is tenure(d)?
200
Standard by which the 1st Amendment is applied by determining whether or not legislative or governmental action: -have a religious purpose -have the primary effect of enhancing or inhibiting religion, or -create excessive church/state entanglements.
What is the Lemon Test?
200
Supreme Court case limiting Tinker in cases in which student speech is vulgar and/or disruptive.
What is Bethel School District v. Fraser, 1986?
200
Current iteration of Federal law that protects students with disabilities.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or I.D.E.A.?
300
Supreme Court case establishing the "reasonable suspicion" standard for student searches.
What is NJ v. TLO., 1985?
300
Three reasons for which a teacher or administrator may be subject to a 3020-a hearing and possible dismissal.
What are insubordination, conduct unbecoming to a teacher/administrator, neglect of duty, and incompetence (which may be demonstrated by two consecutive APPR ratings of "ineffective".)
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Supreme Court case limiting the Lemon Test and allowing school voucher funds to be paid to parochial schools.
What is Mitchell v. Helms (2000)?
300
Supreme Court case allowing schools to limit free speech in school-sponsored newspapers when a school's "legitimate pedagogical goals" are served by doing so.
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, 1988?
300
Process which determines whether or not a student's disability (handicapping condition) is related to any alleged misconduct.
What is a manifestation hearing?
400
N.Y. State ruling which permits limited police involvement in school searches.
What is Vassallo v. Lando?
400
Memorandum of counsel to a teacher identifying deficiencies and directing a teacher perform correctly in the future.
What is a Holt Letter?
400
Supreme Court case permitting publicly raised tax dollars to be expended for the purpose of transporting students to private and parochial schools.
What is Everson v. Board of Education (1947)?
400
Public, semi-public, and non-public.
What are the forums of speech considered by the Supreme Court to rule on free speech cases?
400
Concept which dictates that, until a new Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is approved, the prior plan remains in place.
What is "Stay-Put"?
500
Standard of proof required for school authorities to assign a disciplinary consequence to a student.
What is competent and substantial evidence?
500
Agreement, at the request of a teacher and approved by a Board of Education, that his or her probationary period be extended.
What is Juul agreement?
500
Supreme Court ruling that the use of tax-supported property for religious instruction and involvement of school authorities with a religious council violates the Establishment Clause.
What is People ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education, (1948)?
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One of two Supreme Court decisions, the first of which considers employees' speech on "matters of public concern" protected under the 1st Amendment, and the second which balances the rights of the citizen/employee against the interests of the state in promoting effective and efficient service.
What are Connick v. Myers (1983) and Pickering v. Board of Education (1968)?
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Supreme Court case ruling that parents either on their own behalf or as a representation of their child may proceed in court unrepresented even though they are not trained as a lawyer.
What is Winkelman v. Parma City School District (2007)?
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