D017 SCHOOL LAW WGU ACTUAL
LATEST EXAM 2026/2027 WITH 120
QUESTIONS AND WELL-VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS | D017
SCHOOL LAW PRACTICE EXAM
Which ruling was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate
schools? - ANSWER-14th Amendment
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts? -
ANSWER-Circumventing integration
Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of? - ANSWER-First
Amendment
Which legal justification is used by some states for the use of public funds to
purchase textbooks for students in parochial schools? - ANSWER-The child
benefit theory
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge
of Allegiance? - ANSWER-First Amendment
,Which law would allow a student worship club to hold after school meetings on a
high school campus, given the school has a limited open forum? - ANSWER-Equal
Access Act
A rural elementary school allows a moment of meditation during the first period of
the day. Some students engage in a silent prayer during this period. Teachers
express concern that this period promotes prayer in school.
Based on case law surrounding prayer in schools, how should the administrator
respond? - ANSWER-Continue using the meditation period as is since it is not
designed to promote religion.
Which action do local authorities have the right to take when states maintain
control over curriculum in public schools? - ANSWER-Provide additions to
curriculum beyond those required by the state
What did the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols require of public
schools? - ANSWER-That they provide supplemental language instruction to
students with limited English proficiency
Which criterion did Castañeda v. Pickard set for educational programs targeting
English learners? - ANSWER-Programs must be based on research.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that schools must provide
supplemental supports to English learners? - ANSWER-Lau v. Nichols
What is the Tinker test often used for? - ANSWER-To determine a violation of
First Amendment rights
A group of students wore shirts with political messages displayed on them. The
principal received several complaints from parents that evening who demanded
, they be banned from wearing clothing with political messages that could be viewed
as offensive or insensitive to specific groups of students at the school.
Which court case ruling should the principal apply in deciding whether to ban
students from wearing clothing with political messages? - ANSWER-Tinker v. Des
Moines
Which student rights were found to be violated In the landmark case of T.L.O. v.
New Jersey? - ANSWER-Unreasonable search and seizure
In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement? -
ANSWER-Massachusetts
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial
segregation in public facilities,
including schools, that infamously came to be known as "separate but equal"? -
ANSWER-Plessy v. Ferguson
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to
provide supplemental
academic programs? - ANSWER-Economically disadvantaged students
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in
schools? - ANSWER-First Amendment
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine
laws? - ANSWER-School Board Meetings
What are state legislative bodies responsible for? - ANSWER-Requirements for
student graduation
LATEST EXAM 2026/2027 WITH 120
QUESTIONS AND WELL-VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS | D017
SCHOOL LAW PRACTICE EXAM
Which ruling was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate
schools? - ANSWER-14th Amendment
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts? -
ANSWER-Circumventing integration
Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of? - ANSWER-First
Amendment
Which legal justification is used by some states for the use of public funds to
purchase textbooks for students in parochial schools? - ANSWER-The child
benefit theory
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge
of Allegiance? - ANSWER-First Amendment
,Which law would allow a student worship club to hold after school meetings on a
high school campus, given the school has a limited open forum? - ANSWER-Equal
Access Act
A rural elementary school allows a moment of meditation during the first period of
the day. Some students engage in a silent prayer during this period. Teachers
express concern that this period promotes prayer in school.
Based on case law surrounding prayer in schools, how should the administrator
respond? - ANSWER-Continue using the meditation period as is since it is not
designed to promote religion.
Which action do local authorities have the right to take when states maintain
control over curriculum in public schools? - ANSWER-Provide additions to
curriculum beyond those required by the state
What did the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols require of public
schools? - ANSWER-That they provide supplemental language instruction to
students with limited English proficiency
Which criterion did Castañeda v. Pickard set for educational programs targeting
English learners? - ANSWER-Programs must be based on research.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that schools must provide
supplemental supports to English learners? - ANSWER-Lau v. Nichols
What is the Tinker test often used for? - ANSWER-To determine a violation of
First Amendment rights
A group of students wore shirts with political messages displayed on them. The
principal received several complaints from parents that evening who demanded
, they be banned from wearing clothing with political messages that could be viewed
as offensive or insensitive to specific groups of students at the school.
Which court case ruling should the principal apply in deciding whether to ban
students from wearing clothing with political messages? - ANSWER-Tinker v. Des
Moines
Which student rights were found to be violated In the landmark case of T.L.O. v.
New Jersey? - ANSWER-Unreasonable search and seizure
In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement? -
ANSWER-Massachusetts
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial
segregation in public facilities,
including schools, that infamously came to be known as "separate but equal"? -
ANSWER-Plessy v. Ferguson
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to
provide supplemental
academic programs? - ANSWER-Economically disadvantaged students
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in
schools? - ANSWER-First Amendment
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine
laws? - ANSWER-School Board Meetings
What are state legislative bodies responsible for? - ANSWER-Requirements for
student graduation
