Teachers and the Law
When a professional organization such as a teacher’s union negotiates salaries, benefits, and working conditions with a school district on behalf of teachers it's referred to as...
Collective bargaining.
This federal act, also known as the Buckley Amendment, makes school records accessible to students and their parents.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Neither teachers nor schools may officially encourage students to participate in this activity
School prayer
Legal procedures that must be followed for each individual in order to insure a fair outcome.
Due process
Sending sexual photos, videos or texts from one cell phone to another
Sexting
This controversial practice protects teachers from being dismissed from their jobs without due process.
Tenure
Because of the serious harm that can be caused by this 21st Century phenomenon it is currently banned in 49 states.
Cyberbullying
Sending sexual photos, videos or texts from one cell phone to another
sexting
A fourth amendment requirement that must be met before school officials can search a student's belongings or locker
Probable Cause
The term used to require that, to the greatest extent possible, children with disabilities are educated alongside students who do not have identified disabilities.
What is the least restrictive environment (LRE)?
If a teacher fails to exercise sufficient care or caution in protecting students from injury they may be charged with...
Negligence
Currently prohibited in 31 states and the District of Columbia, this disciplinary action is still allowed in 19 states, mostly in the South and Midwest
Corporal punishment
Prayer is permissible in schools under what conditions
When it's student initiated and doesn't interfere with other students or the functioning of the school
The No Child Left Behind Act was replaced by this Act under the Obama Administration to return more control to the states. (State entire name not acronym please)
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Part of the Developmental Disabilities Act that allows students who are not eligible to receive Special Education Services to still receive accommodations in the classroom.
What is Section 504?
Members of various professions, including teachers, who have frequent contact with children are required by law to report any suspicions of child abuse.
Mandatory reporters.
Based on actual enrollment, it is the percentage of head start student population that is reserved for children with disabilities.
What is at least 10%.
Children with and without disabilities are all tested in the same manner unless a child has an IEP that requires ___________.
What are accommodations?
Corporal punishment remains legal in private schools except for 5 states. Name two of the five states correctly.
New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Iowa, and Illinois
The name for the federally supported process of locating and identifying children who are at risk for developmental delays or differences.
CHILD FIND
Latin phrase that requires teachers to use same judgment and care as parents
In loco parentis
This law, passed in 1998, gives parents control over what information websites can collect from their kids. It prohibits online collection of personal information from children under 13 years of age
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
If a court allows schools to implement a moment of silence because the rationale is supported by secular reasons, they are said to be applying a
"Lemon test"
Additional legal safeguards which allow students with disabilities to be disciplined in same way as students without disabilities were implemented by the passage of this law
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1997 and 2004
This core principle of IDEA ensures that public schools cannot exclude any child from a free and appropriate education due to a disability regardless of severity.