NEVADA SCHOOL LAW EXAM/TEST FREE STUDY FLASH CARDS
Cards
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What Article of the NV Constitution deals with education?
Definition
Article 11


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What Article of the NV Constitution deals with education?
Definition
Article 11


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Who must approve all textbooks?
Definition
The state board of ed


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Who issues all teacher licenses? Who determines the requirements?
Definition
Superintendent of Instruction Commission on Prof. Standards in Ed


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Which one of the school districts is the oddball? Why?
Definition
Carson City - only one not patterned on school district boundaries


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What does the NV Open Meeting Law require?
Definition
All meetings except student disciplinary meetings and union meetings.


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When can the state okay Charter Schools?
Definition
SPED only or when denied by the state


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Title IX of the Education Amendments of '74
Definition
Prohibits sex discrimination


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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of '64
Definition
Protects employees against sexual discrimination


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Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth Perry v. Sindermann
Definition
Gives tenure to post-probationary teachers


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Hortonville Joint School District v. Hortonville Educ. Assoc.
Definition
Upheld dismissal of striking teachers employed in a state in which such strikes are prohibited


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Pickering v. Board of Ed
Definition
Teachers enjoy a limited 1st amendment right to express opinions criticizing the actions of school admin.


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Quid pro quo Non quid pro quo
Definition
Something for something Actions or verbal messages creating an offensive, hostile, or intimidating work environment


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Meritor Standard for sexual harrassment
Definition
Must be considered harrassment by a normal, reasonable person and be experienced as such


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Henson v. Dundee
Definition
makes a connection between racial and gender barriers


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Franklin v. Gwinett PS
Definition
Established that monetary damages could be recovered when schools were indifferent to sexual harrassment. Previous punishment was limited to withholding of fed. funds


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Harris v. Forklift
Definition
1994 - established that abusive work enviornment no longer requires evidence of serious psychological damage


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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent SD
Definition
Held that under Title IX damages could only be collected if the student had notified a school official of the harrassment


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Davis v. Monroe Co. Bd of Ed (1999)
Definition
Established monetary damages for peer harassment if school is indifferent


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Elements of Negligence
Definition
1. Duty of care must be established 2. Defendant must have broken their duty 3. Plaintiff must have been injured 4. Break of duty must cause injury


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Name 3 defenses against Negligence
Definition
1. Assumption of Risk 2. Contributory Negligence 3. Immunity


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Wagenblast
Definition
School Liability Release Forms


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Peter W.
Definition
Galileo High School - Educational Malpractice


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Tinker (1969)
Definition
Established the right of students in public schools to freedom of expression and retention of rights within the classroom


Term
Bethel
Definition
Matthew gave an indecent campaign speech and sued when the school suspended him. Followed the F.C.C. v. Pacific Foundation formula for obscenity and upheld the suspension, partially because the audience included children and was captive.


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Hazelwood
Definition
Controlling student press - allows administration to censor objectionable materials from a school newspaper


Term
What are the expectations for student conduct off-property while participating in a school-sponsored event?
Definition
Schools may require students to behave the same as they would if the event were to held on school grounds.


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Goss v. Lopez (1975)
Definition
determined students have sufficient property and liberty interests to receive due process. short-term suspensions (1-3 days) require only an informal hearing. immediate suspension is appropriate when there is a danger to persons or things.


Term
What is the board review "safety net" for K-6 students.
Definition
The board of a trustees of a school must have a review/hearing before suspending them for more than a semester.


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New Jersey v. T.L.O
Definition
Supreme Court established the prevailing precedent regarding school searches and seizures


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Vernonia School District v. Acton
Definition
random drug testing for students participating in school athletics. Bd. of Educ. v. Earls - no need for a pervasive drug testing


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W. Virginia Bd or Educ. v. Barnette
Definition
school policies insisting mandatory participation in school flag salute exercises have been repeatedly rejected


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1977 Ingraham v. Wright
Definition
Allows corporal punishment but 1993 Nevada Law formally ended the practice


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The Church of the Holy Trinity v. The U.S.
Definition
non-establishment clause of the 1st amendment but this ruling assumed Judeo-Christian dominance as did People v. Stanley


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Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)
Definition
Affirmed Oregon's right to have a public school system and compel attendance but also created a space for private schools


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Everson (1947)
Definition
Evoked Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation" and a strong separation of church and state


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Abington (1963)
Definition
Challenged state-sponsored Bible reading


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Lemon (1971)
Definition
Used as a "test" for church/state separation. Outlawed government involvement in activities that do not have a secular purpose, advance or inhibit religion, and fostered an excessive government entanglement with religion


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Bowen (1981)
Definition
Can provide public funds for a religious-oriented teen sexuality program


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Lee (1992)
Definition
Ruled that school-sponsored benedictions or invocations at public school graduation ceremonies violate the 1st amendment


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Lamb's Chapel (1993)
Definition
Religious activities may be held in public facilities


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Zobrest (1993)
Definition
Ruled that students may receive special education services at private schools but that the parents must follow certain guidelines


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Edwards (1987)
Definition
Court ruled that there was no reason for a law requiring creationism but left larger question about equal time for creationism unanswered


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Mergens (1990)
Definition
Allowed religious clubs to operate at schools in which already allowed extracurricular activities


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Brown (1994)
Definition
Challenged the Impression Series because it included questions on witches - introduced the idea that the interpretation being put forth of a textbook must be reasonable


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What cases laid the foundation for our current sped law in the 1970s?
Definition
Mills v. Board of Ed. of D.C. and PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


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What law provides students with a free and appropriate education?
Definition
FAPE


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Rowley (1982)
Definition
Schools must provide students with a door opportunity but do not need to educate students to reach their full potential


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What were the early rationales behind the idea of Least Restrictive Environment?
Definition
Early cases such as Daniel R.R. V. State Bd. of Ed. focused on social benefits while later cases focused on academic benefits for disabled child


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What is the Holland Test?
Definition
4 Parts: 1. Non-academic or social benefits to the disabled child 2. Educ. Benefits available in a regular class with supplemental benefits 3. Negative effect on the classroom teacher and the other students 4. Costs of supplementary aids and services necessary

Matthew gave an indecent campaign speech and sued when the school suspended him. Followed the F.C.C. v. Pacific Foundation formula for obscenity and upheld the suspension, partially because the audience included children and was captive.
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