WGU D017 School Law Exam Questions | High-Yield
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In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement?
CORRECT 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"?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to provide
supplemental
academic programs?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Economically disadvantaged students
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in schools?
CORRECT ANSWER:
First Amendment
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine laws?
,CORRECT ANSWER:
School Board Meetings
What are state legislative bodies responsible for?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Requirements for student graduation
Which type of educational law has inuenced how a school district develops their programs for
English
learners?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Case law
Which school board practice is often used as a means of ensuring or ignoring the ruling that
"separate but
equal" is unconstitutional?
CORRECT ANSWER:
School attendance zones
Which testing school practice was influenced by Brown v. Board of Education?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Subgroup data analysis of testing results
What would be the purpose of changing school zone boundaries?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Desegregation of schools
Which ruling was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate schools?
CORRECT ANSWER:
14th Amendment
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Circumventing integration
,Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER:
The child benefit theory
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge of
Allegiance?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Programs must be based on research.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that schools must provide supplemental supports
to English learners?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Lau v. Nichols
What is the Tinker test often used for?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Tinker v. Des Moines
Which student rights were found to be violated In the landmark case of T.L.O. v. New Jersey?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Unreasonable search and seizure
A high school principal gets an anonymous call that several students at the school are
members of rival neighborhood gangs and that tension has severely escalated over the
weekend. The individual is afraid that the conflict will carry into school on Monday morning
and gun violence could ensue. Since the caller did not provide specific names of students, the
principal decided to call the local police department for assistance in searching every student
with metal detectors prior to entering the school for the next week. Several parents began
calling saying that their child was not involved in any of this and that forcing them to go
through a metal detector search was a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.
What response should the principal provide in reaction to the parent complaints?
Questions, Detailed Rationales & Comprehensive
Study Guide | Graded A+, Reviewed and well Updated |
Verified Correct Answers ,Newest Version & Latest
Exam | Just Released !!!!!
In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement?
CORRECT 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"?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to provide
supplemental
academic programs?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Economically disadvantaged students
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in schools?
CORRECT ANSWER:
First Amendment
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine laws?
,CORRECT ANSWER:
School Board Meetings
What are state legislative bodies responsible for?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Requirements for student graduation
Which type of educational law has inuenced how a school district develops their programs for
English
learners?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Case law
Which school board practice is often used as a means of ensuring or ignoring the ruling that
"separate but
equal" is unconstitutional?
CORRECT ANSWER:
School attendance zones
Which testing school practice was influenced by Brown v. Board of Education?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Subgroup data analysis of testing results
What would be the purpose of changing school zone boundaries?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Desegregation of schools
Which ruling was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate schools?
CORRECT ANSWER:
14th Amendment
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Circumventing integration
,Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER:
The child benefit theory
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge of
Allegiance?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Programs must be based on research.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that schools must provide supplemental supports
to English learners?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Lau v. Nichols
What is the Tinker test often used for?
CORRECT 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?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Tinker v. Des Moines
Which student rights were found to be violated In the landmark case of T.L.O. v. New Jersey?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Unreasonable search and seizure
A high school principal gets an anonymous call that several students at the school are
members of rival neighborhood gangs and that tension has severely escalated over the
weekend. The individual is afraid that the conflict will carry into school on Monday morning
and gun violence could ensue. Since the caller did not provide specific names of students, the
principal decided to call the local police department for assistance in searching every student
with metal detectors prior to entering the school for the next week. Several parents began
calling saying that their child was not involved in any of this and that forcing them to go
through a metal detector search was a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.
What response should the principal provide in reaction to the parent complaints?
