School Law WGU D017
1st Amendment ✔ Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
4th Amendment ✔ Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment ✔ The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
14th Amendment ✔ Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
compulsory attendance ✔ Required attendance at school from an age and
to an age set by state legislatures.
National Education Defense Act ✔ Passed in response to Sputnik, it provided an oppurtunity and stimulus for college education for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the sciences, foreign language, guidance services, and teaching innovation. 1958
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ✔ 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education.
Improving America's Schools Act 1994 ✔ provides for social workers to receive interdisciplinary training with others on the professional helping team
NCLB ✔ No Child Left Behind - 2001 Pres. Bush designed to promote "standards-based education reform" via assessments that measure progress; results often affect funding and administration control
ESSA ✔ The Every Student Succeeds Act is a US law passed in December 2015 that governs the United States K-12 public education policy. The law replaced its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act, and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students. CAPTA ✔ Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) ✔ A federal law that regulates the management of student records and disclosure of information from those records. The Act has its own administrative enforcement mechanism.
HIPAA ✔ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Title IX ✔ A United States law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) ✔ Federal law requiring organizations with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid
leave after childbirth or adoption; to care for a seriously ill family member or for an employee's own serious illness; or to take care of urgent needs that arise when a spouse, child, or parent in the National Guard or Reserve is called
to active duty
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ✔ forbids discrimination in all areas of the employment relationship
ADA ✔ The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ✔ A federal law that protects the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. This law is closely intertwined with IDEA. Children with disabilities who are not eligible for special education may qualify for accommodations under Section 504.
PL 94-142 ✔ Education for all Handicapped Children
Act-1975 mandated FAPE, ensured due
process, IEP and LRE
IDEA ✔ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
1st Amendment ✔ Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
4th Amendment ✔ Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
5th Amendment ✔ The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process
14th Amendment ✔ Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
compulsory attendance ✔ Required attendance at school from an age and
to an age set by state legislatures.
National Education Defense Act ✔ Passed in response to Sputnik, it provided an oppurtunity and stimulus for college education for many Americans. It allocated funds for upgrading funds in the sciences, foreign language, guidance services, and teaching innovation. 1958
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ✔ 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education.
Improving America's Schools Act 1994 ✔ provides for social workers to receive interdisciplinary training with others on the professional helping team
NCLB ✔ No Child Left Behind - 2001 Pres. Bush designed to promote "standards-based education reform" via assessments that measure progress; results often affect funding and administration control
ESSA ✔ The Every Student Succeeds Act is a US law passed in December 2015 that governs the United States K-12 public education policy. The law replaced its predecessor, the No Child Left Behind Act, and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students. CAPTA ✔ Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) ✔ A federal law that regulates the management of student records and disclosure of information from those records. The Act has its own administrative enforcement mechanism.
HIPAA ✔ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Title IX ✔ A United States law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) ✔ Federal law requiring organizations with 50 or more employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid
leave after childbirth or adoption; to care for a seriously ill family member or for an employee's own serious illness; or to take care of urgent needs that arise when a spouse, child, or parent in the National Guard or Reserve is called
to active duty
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ✔ forbids discrimination in all areas of the employment relationship
ADA ✔ The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ✔ A federal law that protects the civil rights of individuals with disabilities. This law is closely intertwined with IDEA. Children with disabilities who are not eligible for special education may qualify for accommodations under Section 504.
PL 94-142 ✔ Education for all Handicapped Children
Act-1975 mandated FAPE, ensured due
process, IEP and LRE
IDEA ✔ Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
