Tinker vs Des Moines, Boiiii
The Tinker family sued the Des Moines School Board, which is located in this midwestern state (famous for corn and Slipknot).
What is Iowa?
This is a catch-all term for any money that's due in addition to the cost of something; we learned it in the context of money taken from your paycheck and given to the government.
What is tax?
At least once a day, you'll hear a teacher demanding to see one of these from a student trying to board a certain type of mobility method.
What is an elevator pass?
Mr. T was born and raised in this borough, famous for it's multicultural population and Night Market.
What is Queens?
New York City residents can start voting as early as this age.
What is 18?
This accessory was the center of the controversy that kickstarted the Tinker vs Des Moines court proceedings, as the students involved refused to remove them after being prompted by their principal.
What is an armband?
This is the term for the process of artificially raising the price of goods and services as a way to introduce more money back into the economy and limit consumer overspending.
What is inflation?
What ACLA Alumni now currently works next to the main office as the Dean?
Who is Mr. O'Connor?
Mr. T's first job was working at this cultural institution, facilitating Sunday Family Workshops for museum guests.
What is the Queens Museum?
DAILY DOUBLE
How much does your team wager?
This organization collects the popular vote for president submitted by the American population, and casts special votes meant to represent the choices of their districts.
The silent protest occurring in the school that the Tinkers participated in was concerned with US involvement in this foreign war, one of the most controversial among citizenry in our nation's history.
What is the Vietnam War?
What is a stakeholder?
Many of you were MIA during some classes, due to helping out this Senior-focused faculty member (which is all good!)
Who is Ms. Dixon?
Mr. T worked for this nonprofit organization before joining ACLA's faculty, where he started as an Activity Specialist and eventually worked as the SYEP Coordinator.
What is RiseBoro?
The US operates on a two party system for elections featuring these two groups, one for more progressive views, and one for conservative ideals.
What are the Democrat and Republican parties?
This amendment right was referenced by the Supreme Court judge ruling over the Tinker vs Des Moines case, it being stated that this right is not voided "on a school campus, or anywhere else".
What is the First Amendment/Freedom of Speech?
This term refers to a group of people united by a common goal or shared interest, like the ones we made based on our stakeholder status on various issues.
What is an affinity group?
This afterschool program on Fridays is mandatory for all ACLA students younger than Juniors (lucky y'all, seniors!)
What is Cadets?
This monumental milestone awaits Mr. T at the end of this school year, a few days after the last day of school.
What is his wedding/getting married?
This political party has sent multiple candidates to the presidential election race despite never winning, most of their hopefuls campaigning on promises of cleaning up the environment and moving to renewable energy for the nation's industry.
What is the Green party?
Supreme court cases like Tinker vs Des Moines set these, a term for court cases that get used as reference later when judges need help deciding on rulings.
What is a precedent?
This term refers the the overlap of different topics or issues within one's own lived experience; like when something affects you on a deep level because of both your ethnicity AND gender combined.
What is intersectionality?
ACLA, despite being founded 2 years prior, opened the doors of it's own building in this year.
What is 2003?
When Mr. T was little, he was randomly chosen to be a guest judge on a competition show hosted on this television channel.
What is Food Network?
This emergency measure gives people the chance to vote in elections if they'll be out of their registered area during Election Day.
What is an Absentee Ballot?