Cleveland State University
ADM 613, LAW 630 (School Law)
Access code to electronic reserve for ADM 613, LAW 630 is: 7627
4) Handouts as may be provided throughout the term
5) Some cases will be assigned through Lexis Nexis or Westlaw
Accessing Electronic Reserve – All cases identified in the
Course Outline in bold type can be found on Electronic Reserve, located by
following these directions, progressing through a series of screens:
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click on “Academic” on the CSU Webpage
click on “University Library”
click on “Electronic Course Reserves”
On “Research Guide” page, type in “ADM 674” or “mawdsley”
Click on “ADM 674 LAW 654”
Enter password, “7627”
Click on “Electronic Reserves”
click on item to be read – please note that the law cases are preceded by a
subject matter area that does not necessarily align with the outline, so look
for the name of the case.
Read and enjoy! (you will need Acrobat Reader to
open)
Electronic Reserve Password 7627
Final examination on Saturday, Feb. 27, 9:00 am – 11:30 a.m..
Spring 2016
Course Outline/Schedule
January 16 –
Unit 1: Introduction: Education as a State Concern
San Antonio v. Rodriguez, 441 U.S. 1 (1973), text at p. 340
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Unit 2: School Governance
Text: Ch. 3, pp. 175-184
Text: Ch. 4, pp. 233-239
Unit 3: School Board decision-making
Bush v. Dassel-Cokato Bd. of Educ. (electronic reserve)
Nichols v. Western Local School Board of Education
(electronic reserve)
School Board meetings
Cypress Media, Inc. v. Hazelton Area Sch. Dist.
(electronic reserve)
ORC § 149.43 – Public Records Law (electronic reserve)
(Would the same result as in Cypress be reached in
Ohio?)
Bellevue John Does 1-11 v. Bellevue School Dist. #405
(electronic reserve)
State ex rel. Savarese v. Buckeye Local Sch. Dist. Bd.
of Educ. (electronic reserve)
Vermilion Teachers' Association v. Vermilion Local Sch.
Dist. Bd. of Educ. (electronic reserve)
Unit 4: Compulsory attendance
Text: Ch. 12, pp. 789-915
Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982); text at p. 863 : reconcile Plyer with,
Martinez v. Bynum, 461 U.S. 321 (1983); text at p. 872
Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925); text at p. 860
Parents’ Rights
Huffman v. State of Alaska – Electronic reserve
O.R.C. 3313.642 Materials for course of instruction; free materials;
schedule fees and charges for loss and damage; enforcement Electronic reserve
ABC School v. Mr. and Mrs. M. (case will be handed out in class)
Read short article on Electronic Reserve involving ABC School by Prof.
Mawdsley and Vida Lock, Dean of the College of Nursing
Read Brown v. Hot, Sexy, and Safer Productions, 68 F.3d 525 (1st Cir. 1995)
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January 23
Unit Four: Religion and Education
Unit 4 A: Introduction: The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment
The Child Benefit Test
Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205 (1972) p. 819
Student Transportation
Everson v. Board of Educ., 330 U.S. 1 (1947); text, p 93
Books and Instructional Materials
Cochran v. Louisiana State Bd. of Educ., 281 U.S. 370 (1930)
Abington v. Schempp, Murray v. Curlett, 374 U.S. 203 (1963); text, p. 100
Board of Educ. v. Allen, 392 U.S. 236 (1968); text, p. 103
Mitchell v. Helms, 530 U.S. 793 (2000)
Tax Status, Tuition, and the Use of Public Funds
Walz v. Tax Comm’n, 397 U.S. 664 (1970)
Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U.S. 602 (1971); text, p. 108
Mueller v. Allen, 463 U.S. 388 (1983); text, p. 115
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639; text, p. 157
Student Testing
Levitt v. PEARL, 413 U.S. 472 (1973), cf. PEARL v. Regan, 444 U.S. 646 (1980)
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Student Services/ Secular Instruction
Meek v. Pittenger, 421 U.S. 349 (1975)
Wolman v. Walter, 433 U.S. 229 (1977)
Grand Rapids v. Ball, 473 U.S. 373 (1985); Aguillar v. Felton, 473 U.S. 402 (1985)
Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills Sch. Dist., 509 U.S. 1 (1993)
Board of Educ. of Kyrias Joel . . . v. Grumet, 512 U.S. 687 (1994)
Agostini v. Felton, 521 U.S. 203 (1997); text, p. 131
Mitchell v. Helms, 530 U.S. 793 (2000)
January 30\
Unit 4B
Introduction
Religious Instruction in Public Schools
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Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Educ., 33 U.S. 203 (1948); text at 91
Zorach v. Clauson, 343 U.S. 306 (1952); text, p. 96
Prayer and Moments of Silence at School Functions
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962)
Abington v. Schempp, Murray v. Curlett, 374 U.S. 203 (1963); text, p. 100
Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 U.S. 38 (1985)
Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783 (1983)
Lee v. Weisman, 505 U.S. 577 (1992); text, p. 124
Sante Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000); text, p. 141
Student Sponsored Religious Activity in the Schools
Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1980)
Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C.A. §§ 4071-72; text, p. 1281
Westside Community Sch. v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226 (1990); text, p. 119
Religion and the Public School Curriculum
Epperson v. Arkansas, 393 U.S. 97 (1968); text, p. 105
McClean v. Arkansas, 529 F. Supp. 1255 (E.D. Ark. 1982)
Edwards v. Aguillard, 482 U.S, 578 (1987)
C.H. ex rel. Z.H. v. Oliva, 226 F.3d 198 (3rd Cir. 1999)
Religious Symbols and Other Religious Influences in Schools/ on Public
Property
Stone v. Graham, 449 U.S. 39 (1980)
Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
Allegheny County v. ACLU, Greater Pittsburgh, 492 U.S. 573 (1989)
Sechler v. State College Area Sch. Dist., 121 F. Supp.2d 439 (M.D. Pa. 2000)
Elk Grove Sch. Dist. v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1 (2004); text, p. 164)
The Use of Public School Facilities by Religious Groups
Lamb’s Chapel v. Center Moriches . . . Dist, 508 U.S. 384 (1993); text, p. 389
Good News Club v. Milford Cent. Sch., 121 S. Ct. 2093 (2001); text, p. 151
February 6
Unit 5: Student Rights Ch. 13, 883-918
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Unit 5A: Discipline
Generally
Palmer v. Merluzzi, 868 F.2d 90 (3rd Cir. 1989); text, p. 964
Suspension and Expulsion
Goss v. Lopez, 419 U.S. 565 (1975); text, p. 969
Corporal Punishment
Baker v. Owens, 423 U.S. 907 (1975)
Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977); text, p. 954-964
Neal v. Fulton County Bd. of Educ., 229 F.3d 1069 (11th Cir. 2000)
Search and Seizure
New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325 (1985); text, p. 982
Safford Unified School Dist. No. 1 v. Redding, 129 S. Ct. 2633 (2009); text, p. 986
Drug Testing
Vernonia Sch. Dist. 47 J. v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
February 13
Unit 5B: Sexual Harassment (Ch. 954-927)
Teacher-Student Harassment
Franklin v. Gwinnette County Pub. Sch., 503 U.S. 60 (1992); text, p. 963
Gebser v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist., 524 U.S. 274 (1998); text, p. 968
Peer-to-Peer Harassment
Davis v. Monroe County Bd. of Educ., 526 U.S. 629 (1999); text, p. 1011
Unit 5C:
Controls over Student Behavior: Speech and Expression (text, p. 986-1014)
Tinker v. Des Moines Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969); text, p. 1051
Guzik v. Drebus, 431 F. 2d 594 (6th Cir. 1970); text, p. 1054
Bethel Sch. Dist. No. 403 v. Frazer, 478 U.S. 675 (1986); text, p. 1057
Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988); text, p. 1062
Morse v. Frederick, 127 S. Ct. 2618 (2007); text, p. 1068
Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schs., 652 F.3d 656 (4th Cir. 2011); text, p. 1075
Layshock v. Hermitage Sch. Dist., 650 F.3d 205 (3d Cir. 2011); text, p. 1085
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February 13
Unit 6: Desegregation (Ch. 16, 1201-1259 (top))
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896); Gong Lum v. Rice, 275 U.S. 78 (1927)
Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U.S. 629 (1950)
McLaurin v. Oklahoma Bd. of Regents, 339 U.S. 637 (1950)
Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954); text, p. 1222
Brown v. Board of Educ. of Topeka, 349 U.S. 294 (1955); text, p. 1225
Unit 7: Tort Liability
Textbook – pp. 395-436
1. General principles and areas of tort liability
Kingsley v. Independent Sch. Dist. No. 2 (electronic
reserve)
Sain v. Cedar Rapids Community Sch. Dist. (electronic
reserve)
Summers v. Slivinsky (electronic reserve)
Levandoski v. Jackson County Sch. Dist. (electronic
reserve)
Thomas v. City Lights School, Inc. (electronic reserve)
Sargi v. Kent City Bd. of Educ. (electronic reserve)
2. Tort liability defenses
Benitez v. New York City Bd. of Educ. (Textbook, p. 452)
White v. Canonge, (electronic reserve)
3. Educational malpractice
Brown and Cannon, Educational Malpractice: A Remedy for
What Ails Our Schools?, 78 Ed.Law Rep. 643 (1992) (electronic reserve)
February 20
Unit 8: Teacher Rights (Ch. 9-11)
Unit 7A: Issuance of contracts/Collective bargaining
Clearview Educ. Ass’n v. Clearview Local Sch. Dist.
(electronic reserve)
State ex rel. Donah v. Windham Exempted Village Sch.
Dist. (electronic reserve)
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Unit 7B: Rights/Standards attendant to termination/discipline
Continuing Contract Rights of Administrators
Midlam v. Greenville City School District Bd. of
Educ. (Electronic Reserve)
Grounds for termination/discipline
Scherer v. Rock Hill Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ.
(electronic reserve)
Kari v. Jefferson County Sch. Dist. (electronic
reserve)
Sullivan v. Board of Educ. of Eastchester Union Free
Sch. Dist. (electronic reserve)
Thomas v. Smith (electronic reserve)
Hearn v. Board of Educ. (electronic reserve)
Evaluation/improvement plan/reasons
Naylor v. Cardinal Local Sch. Dist. (electronic
reserve)
Gerner v. Salem City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ.
(electronic reserve)
Dove v. Allen County Educ'l Service Center Governing
Bd. (electronic reserve)
Skilton v. Perry Local School Dist. (electronic
reserve)
Unit 7C: Claims resulting from school district action
McGhee v. Miller (electronic reserve)
Mouchette v. Board of Educ., Oakland Unified Sch. Dist.
(electronic reserve)
Caron v. Maine Sch. Admin. Dist. No. 27 (electronic
reserve)
Free expression and official duties
Garcetti v. Ceballos, 126 S.Ct. 1951 (2006)
Mayer v. Monroe County (electronic reserve)
Weintraub v. Board of Educ. (electronic reserve)
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