D017 -Quiz Review Questions and
Complete Detailed Answers
Brown v. Board of Education - Answer: Which case ruled that school segregation for students
violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Rezoning - Answer: Which remedy often proved to be the least expensive way to assist in the
desegregation of schools?
It's primary effect must not advance or inhibit religion.
It must have a secular purpose.
It must not result in excessive government entanglement. - Answer: Which criterion is used as part
of the Lemon test to determine whether a government action violated the Establishment Clause?
The pamphlet would cause reasonable disruption to the orderly operations of the school. - Answer:
A group of high school students created an after-school club for LGBTQ youth. As part of their work,
the club created a pamphlet on sexually transmitted diseases and promoted the use of
contraception. The club submitted the pamphlet to the principal for approval to distribute to the
student body.
On what grounds would the principal be justified in denying their request?
Private prayer initiated by students that does not use school resources - Answer: In which situation
is prayer allowed in public schools?
Adequate yearly progress - Answer: With the passage of ESSA, which accountability measure under
NCLB were states no longer responsible for meeting?
Curriculum offered within the district - Answer: Which aspect of education is typically within the
control of local school boards?
Programs must be based on sound educational theory.
Programs must be implemented effectively.
Programs must be proven effective in overcoming language barriers after a trial period. - Answer:
Which criterion for educational programs targeting ELs was established by Castañeda v. Pickard?
, Material and substantive disruption - Answer: During a school talent show, a student performed a
rap song that negatively targeted and criticized several students and teachers at the school. The
performance was the basis for a fight at lunch.
Under which basis is disciplinary action by school administration warranted because the student
overreached his First Amendment rights?
Such displays do not cause substantive disruption to the orderly operations of the school. - Answer:
Many school boards have adjusted their policies on student dress and hairstyles.
What is the major influence on these decisions?
Reasonable suspicion - Answer: A principal receives a call from a parent stating that her child
informed her of a student who has been selling drugs at school.
Which legal right gives school personnel the authority to search the student's locker and personal
belongings?
Quietly interview the students listed to determine the reasonableness of a search. - Answer: The
Dean of students at a local high school received an anonymous email accusing the senior class
President of selling drugs from his locker. The email included the class President's locker
combination and a price list for the drugs, along with names of students who allegedly purchased
the drugs.
What is the appropriate administrative action based on this email?
Freedom of Speech - Answer: An assistant principal noticed two seventh-grade girls wearing
controversial rock band T-shirts as they boarded the school bus for a field trip. The assistant principal
removed the students and told them they could not go on the trip. The students were given in-
school suspensions as an alternative.
Which right did the assistant principal violate?
Due Process - Answer: An administrator suspends a student for five days pending a scheduled
hearing to extend the suspension. During the five-day suspension, the administrator calls a meeting
with the student and parent to explain the circumstances leading to the suspension and the need for
a hearing.
Of which aspect of school law is this meeting an example?
The use of corporal punishment is permissible since it has not been found to violate the Eighth
Amendment. - Answer: In a suburban school district, two students fought in class, which caused a
Complete Detailed Answers
Brown v. Board of Education - Answer: Which case ruled that school segregation for students
violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Rezoning - Answer: Which remedy often proved to be the least expensive way to assist in the
desegregation of schools?
It's primary effect must not advance or inhibit religion.
It must have a secular purpose.
It must not result in excessive government entanglement. - Answer: Which criterion is used as part
of the Lemon test to determine whether a government action violated the Establishment Clause?
The pamphlet would cause reasonable disruption to the orderly operations of the school. - Answer:
A group of high school students created an after-school club for LGBTQ youth. As part of their work,
the club created a pamphlet on sexually transmitted diseases and promoted the use of
contraception. The club submitted the pamphlet to the principal for approval to distribute to the
student body.
On what grounds would the principal be justified in denying their request?
Private prayer initiated by students that does not use school resources - Answer: In which situation
is prayer allowed in public schools?
Adequate yearly progress - Answer: With the passage of ESSA, which accountability measure under
NCLB were states no longer responsible for meeting?
Curriculum offered within the district - Answer: Which aspect of education is typically within the
control of local school boards?
Programs must be based on sound educational theory.
Programs must be implemented effectively.
Programs must be proven effective in overcoming language barriers after a trial period. - Answer:
Which criterion for educational programs targeting ELs was established by Castañeda v. Pickard?
, Material and substantive disruption - Answer: During a school talent show, a student performed a
rap song that negatively targeted and criticized several students and teachers at the school. The
performance was the basis for a fight at lunch.
Under which basis is disciplinary action by school administration warranted because the student
overreached his First Amendment rights?
Such displays do not cause substantive disruption to the orderly operations of the school. - Answer:
Many school boards have adjusted their policies on student dress and hairstyles.
What is the major influence on these decisions?
Reasonable suspicion - Answer: A principal receives a call from a parent stating that her child
informed her of a student who has been selling drugs at school.
Which legal right gives school personnel the authority to search the student's locker and personal
belongings?
Quietly interview the students listed to determine the reasonableness of a search. - Answer: The
Dean of students at a local high school received an anonymous email accusing the senior class
President of selling drugs from his locker. The email included the class President's locker
combination and a price list for the drugs, along with names of students who allegedly purchased
the drugs.
What is the appropriate administrative action based on this email?
Freedom of Speech - Answer: An assistant principal noticed two seventh-grade girls wearing
controversial rock band T-shirts as they boarded the school bus for a field trip. The assistant principal
removed the students and told them they could not go on the trip. The students were given in-
school suspensions as an alternative.
Which right did the assistant principal violate?
Due Process - Answer: An administrator suspends a student for five days pending a scheduled
hearing to extend the suspension. During the five-day suspension, the administrator calls a meeting
with the student and parent to explain the circumstances leading to the suspension and the need for
a hearing.
Of which aspect of school law is this meeting an example?
The use of corporal punishment is permissible since it has not been found to violate the Eighth
Amendment. - Answer: In a suburban school district, two students fought in class, which caused a
