SCHOOL LAW WGU D017 LATEST EXAM ACTUAL
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In a small conservative school district, it was discovered that a recently hired
teacher at the elementary school identifies herself as transgender and is planning to
soon undergo a medical sex change. Once the school board heard this, they moved to
terminate the teacher and cited immorality as the cause as her presence and openness
with her sexual identity is an endangerment to her students.
Which equal protection under the law is the teacher being denied? - ✔✔Protection
against sex discrimination
✔✔A school district is facing severe budget cuts for the upcoming school year. As part
of their cost saving measures, the school board voted to implement a 3% reduction in
instructional staff. Each elementary school was provided with criteria for reduction
based on a formula of teacher performance on the district's evaluation tool.
What is the administrator's first responsibility in this process? - ✔✔To follow the school
board policy for identifying faculty for termination
✔✔The principal sends an email to a staff member directing that member to attend a
meeting to discuss parent concerns and classroom management issues. The teacher
does not attend the meeting.
What must the principal prove to charge the teacher with insubordination? - ✔✔That the
directive was received and understood
✔✔A high school principal receives a report from several students that they witnessed
two teachers engaged in sexual conduct at school during school hours.
Which action will the principal have to perform before recommending termination of the
teachers to the school board? - ✔✔Conduct an investigation that provides due process
to the teachers.
✔✔A middle school assistant principal is known for frequently hugging teachers,
students, and parents as well as putting his arm around their shoulders and standing in
close proximity during conversations. He has served as assistant principal at the school
for many years, was a teacher in the school district prior to, and grew up in the
community, so everyone knows him and dismisses these behaviors as part of his
personality.
A newly hired teacher at the school feels very uncomfortable when the assistant
principal acts this way towards her. She makes this very clear to him and asks him to no
longer touch or hug her. The assistant principal dismisses the teacher's concern and
request as her just not being familiar enough with him yet and continues to hug and
touch her, just as he does everyone else.
Which type of liability is the assistant principal subjecting himself to in this situation? -
✔✔Intentional tort liability
, ✔✔Several athletes on the girls' volleyball team have reported to the principal that their
male coach may be having an inappropriate relationship with one of the players. The
season is almost over, and the volleyball team is considered a favorite to win the state
championship. As a result, when the principal brought these reports to the attention of
the superintendent, it was decided to wait until the end of the season to launch an
investigation to address this matter.
What legal jeopardy is the school system exposed to from this decision? -
✔✔Negligence tort liability
✔✔While conducting a hands-on science lab with seventh-grade students, the teacher
receives a personal phone call. The teacher quickly stepped out of the classroom to
chat briefly on the phone and asked an honor's student to watch the class. In the short
period while the teacher was in the hallway, two students held paper towels to the
Bunsen burners, causing a re on the tabletop. In the process, the students suffered
intense burns on their palms.
Why could the teacher be found negligent in this situation? - ✔✔The actions of the
students were foreseeable.
✔✔Two students at a middle school started a rumor online that their teacher had been
inappropriately touching students at their school. The rumor spread quickly, and the
teacher was nicknamed, "Mr. Creepy" on various social media. After a thorough
investigation, the teacher was cleared of any allegations; however, he resigned from his
position at the middle school due to the ordeal.
Which type of tort liability could result from the girls' actions? - ✔✔Defamation tort
liability
✔✔Which legal document spells out any changes to the curriculum, assistive
technology, additional time on tests, classroom accommodations, or additional staff
needed to meet the educational objectives of a student with a disability? -
✔✔Individualized Education Program
✔✔What is the formal way for parents of students with disabilities to resolve disputes
with schools and school districts regarding their child's education? - ✔✔Due Process
✔✔What must the IEP team determine at an eligibility meeting? - ✔✔That a student has
a qualified disability, significant educational concerns, and needs that general education
program cannot meet without specialized supports.
✔✔Which person is always a required member of an Individualized Education Program
(IEP) team? - ✔✔Special Educator
✔✔What do the procedural safeguards explain to guardians of students with
disabilities? - ✔✔Rights, protections, and due process during the evaluation and IEP
process
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔In a small conservative school district, it was discovered that a recently hired
teacher at the elementary school identifies herself as transgender and is planning to
soon undergo a medical sex change. Once the school board heard this, they moved to
terminate the teacher and cited immorality as the cause as her presence and openness
with her sexual identity is an endangerment to her students.
Which equal protection under the law is the teacher being denied? - ✔✔Protection
against sex discrimination
✔✔A school district is facing severe budget cuts for the upcoming school year. As part
of their cost saving measures, the school board voted to implement a 3% reduction in
instructional staff. Each elementary school was provided with criteria for reduction
based on a formula of teacher performance on the district's evaluation tool.
What is the administrator's first responsibility in this process? - ✔✔To follow the school
board policy for identifying faculty for termination
✔✔The principal sends an email to a staff member directing that member to attend a
meeting to discuss parent concerns and classroom management issues. The teacher
does not attend the meeting.
What must the principal prove to charge the teacher with insubordination? - ✔✔That the
directive was received and understood
✔✔A high school principal receives a report from several students that they witnessed
two teachers engaged in sexual conduct at school during school hours.
Which action will the principal have to perform before recommending termination of the
teachers to the school board? - ✔✔Conduct an investigation that provides due process
to the teachers.
✔✔A middle school assistant principal is known for frequently hugging teachers,
students, and parents as well as putting his arm around their shoulders and standing in
close proximity during conversations. He has served as assistant principal at the school
for many years, was a teacher in the school district prior to, and grew up in the
community, so everyone knows him and dismisses these behaviors as part of his
personality.
A newly hired teacher at the school feels very uncomfortable when the assistant
principal acts this way towards her. She makes this very clear to him and asks him to no
longer touch or hug her. The assistant principal dismisses the teacher's concern and
request as her just not being familiar enough with him yet and continues to hug and
touch her, just as he does everyone else.
Which type of liability is the assistant principal subjecting himself to in this situation? -
✔✔Intentional tort liability
, ✔✔Several athletes on the girls' volleyball team have reported to the principal that their
male coach may be having an inappropriate relationship with one of the players. The
season is almost over, and the volleyball team is considered a favorite to win the state
championship. As a result, when the principal brought these reports to the attention of
the superintendent, it was decided to wait until the end of the season to launch an
investigation to address this matter.
What legal jeopardy is the school system exposed to from this decision? -
✔✔Negligence tort liability
✔✔While conducting a hands-on science lab with seventh-grade students, the teacher
receives a personal phone call. The teacher quickly stepped out of the classroom to
chat briefly on the phone and asked an honor's student to watch the class. In the short
period while the teacher was in the hallway, two students held paper towels to the
Bunsen burners, causing a re on the tabletop. In the process, the students suffered
intense burns on their palms.
Why could the teacher be found negligent in this situation? - ✔✔The actions of the
students were foreseeable.
✔✔Two students at a middle school started a rumor online that their teacher had been
inappropriately touching students at their school. The rumor spread quickly, and the
teacher was nicknamed, "Mr. Creepy" on various social media. After a thorough
investigation, the teacher was cleared of any allegations; however, he resigned from his
position at the middle school due to the ordeal.
Which type of tort liability could result from the girls' actions? - ✔✔Defamation tort
liability
✔✔Which legal document spells out any changes to the curriculum, assistive
technology, additional time on tests, classroom accommodations, or additional staff
needed to meet the educational objectives of a student with a disability? -
✔✔Individualized Education Program
✔✔What is the formal way for parents of students with disabilities to resolve disputes
with schools and school districts regarding their child's education? - ✔✔Due Process
✔✔What must the IEP team determine at an eligibility meeting? - ✔✔That a student has
a qualified disability, significant educational concerns, and needs that general education
program cannot meet without specialized supports.
✔✔Which person is always a required member of an Individualized Education Program
(IEP) team? - ✔✔Special Educator
✔✔What do the procedural safeguards explain to guardians of students with
disabilities? - ✔✔Rights, protections, and due process during the evaluation and IEP
process
