D017 SCHOOL LAW - WGU EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
1st amendment Area of focus
Religion/Freedom of Expression (Teachers and Students)
4th Amendment Area of focus
Unlawful Search and Seizsure
5th Amendment Area of focus
Due Process
8th Amendment Area of focus
Corporal Punishment
10th Amendment Area of focus
Federal vs State Roles
14th Amendment Area of focus
Equal Protection (Desegregation/EL/FERPA/Safety)
Lemon Test (Lemon v. Kurtzman) 1st Amend
secular, neither promote nor inhibit religion, no excessive entanglement between church
and state
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District 1st Amend
school officials can't censor student speech unless it "materially and substantially
disrupts" the educational process
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) 1st Amend
Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory
education past 8th grade. The parents' right to freedom of religion was determined to
outweigh the state's interest in educating their children
New Jersey vs TLO- 4th amendment rights
Reasonable suspicion gives right to search
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment. Corporal punishment in school.
Federal Vs State ed laws
Feds provide money - State governs majority of the rest
Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896
Separate but equal is constitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
Supreme Court decision that overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision (1896), the
Court ruled that "separate but equal" schools for blacks were inherently unequal and
thus unconstitutional.
Brown 2 (1955)
Supreme Court ruled that public schools must with 'all deliberate speed' end
Segregation of races based again on the Equal Protection clause of the 14th
Amendment.
Lau vs. Nichols
1974- This decision mandates that states address the unique language needs of the
second language learner.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
1st amendment Area of focus
Religion/Freedom of Expression (Teachers and Students)
4th Amendment Area of focus
Unlawful Search and Seizsure
5th Amendment Area of focus
Due Process
8th Amendment Area of focus
Corporal Punishment
10th Amendment Area of focus
Federal vs State Roles
14th Amendment Area of focus
Equal Protection (Desegregation/EL/FERPA/Safety)
Lemon Test (Lemon v. Kurtzman) 1st Amend
secular, neither promote nor inhibit religion, no excessive entanglement between church
and state
Tinker vs. Des Moines School District 1st Amend
school officials can't censor student speech unless it "materially and substantially
disrupts" the educational process
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) 1st Amend
Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory
education past 8th grade. The parents' right to freedom of religion was determined to
outweigh the state's interest in educating their children
New Jersey vs TLO- 4th amendment rights
Reasonable suspicion gives right to search
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment. Corporal punishment in school.
Federal Vs State ed laws
Feds provide money - State governs majority of the rest
Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896
Separate but equal is constitutional
Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
Supreme Court decision that overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson decision (1896), the
Court ruled that "separate but equal" schools for blacks were inherently unequal and
thus unconstitutional.
Brown 2 (1955)
Supreme Court ruled that public schools must with 'all deliberate speed' end
Segregation of races based again on the Equal Protection clause of the 14th
Amendment.
Lau vs. Nichols
1974- This decision mandates that states address the unique language needs of the
second language learner.
