STUDY GUIDE SCHOOL LAW
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LANDMARK CASES
San Antonion School District v. Rodriguez - 1973
Plyler v. Doe ö 1982
Serrano v. Priest ö 1971
(not U.S. Supreme Court Case)
Pierce v. Society of Sisters ö 1925
Abington Township v. Schempp ö 1963
Epperson v. Arkansas ö 1963
Lemon v. Kurtzman ö 1971
Wisconsin v. Yoder ö 1972
Church of God v. Amarillo School District ö 1981
Wallace v. Jaffree ö 1985
Edwards v. Aguillard ö 1987
Mozert v. Hawkins County Board of Education ö 1987
Honig v. Doe ö 1988
Pickering v. Board ö 1968
Mt. Healthy School Board v. Doyle ö 1970
Mailloux v. Kiley ö 1971
(not U.S. Supreme Court Case)
Perry v. Sindermann ö 1972
Mt. Healthy School District v. Doyle ö 1977
Connick v. Myers ö 1983
Meritor Savings and Loan v. Vinson ö 1986
Westside Community School v. Mergens ö 1990
Weisman v. Lee ö 1992
Hortonville School District v. Hortonville Education
Assocation ö 1976
Texas State Teachers Association v. Garland
Independent School District ö 1985
Tinker v. DesMoines ö 1969
Goss v. Lopez ö 1975
Wood v. Strickland ö 1975
Ingraham v. Wright ö 1977
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke ö 1986
New Jersey v. T.L.O. ö 1985
Bethel School District No. 403 v. Kuhlmeier ö 1988
Handicapped (Disabled) Students rights
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro ö 1984
Plessy v. Ferguson ö 1896
Brown v. Board of Education ö 1954
Griggs v. Duke Power Company ö 1971
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ö
1971
Hawkins v. Coleman ö 1974
Lau v. Nichols ö 1974
Diaz v. San Jose Unified School District - 1984
Lemon Grove Incident ö 1930
(not U.S. Supreme Court Case)
Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education - 1986
The successful writer of this examination will be the one who can communicate a thorough knowledge
of the legal cases issues, principles, and practices of school law. Practical application of this knowledge
within an educational setting must be demonstrated.
Provide the following for each case selected:
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Provide the major area of law involved in the case.
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Provide a brief description of the selected case.
Discuss the legal issues involved and what facts were utilized from the case in arriving at the
legal opinion.
Provide an analysis of the following for each case selected:
a.
Legal impact
b.
Political impact
c.
Social impact
d.
Educational impact
CURRENT TOPICS
Be prepared to provide a discussion of the legal implications and significance to the Superintendency of
a public school district, Community College, or State University.
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Tort liability of teacher
Teacher evaluation, tenure, and dismissal
School choice
Academic freedom
Censorship
Sexual harassment
Open meeting law
Civil rights act, amended 1972
Search and seizure
Lemon test