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| Board of Regents of State Coll v. Roth and Perry v. Sindermann |
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| postprobationary or tenured teracheres entitled to due process of law under 14th Amendment prior to termination |
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| Teachers enjoy limited 1st Amend righ to express opinions criticizing the actions of the school admin. when related ot matters of public interest and concern |
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| Reasons for teacher dismissal |
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| inefficiency, neglect of duty, insubordination, conduct unbecoming a teacher, etc. |
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| When should admin notify prob teachers if chances of reemployment at risk? |
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| How long is probationary period? |
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| 2 years unless 2nd year waived for receiving 3 satisfactory evals |
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| Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 vs.Hortonville Educ. Assoc. |
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| Upheld dismissal of striking teachers. NV is "right to work" state |
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| Mandatory bargaining limits |
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| wages, hours, and conditions of employment |
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| Title VII of Civil Rights Act 1964 |
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| Protects against sexual harrass. in workplace |
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| Title IX Educ. Amend of 1972 |
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| Prohibits sexual discrimination in the educational institutions |
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| "abusive work environment"; victim's perception is that environ. is abusive (hostile work environment)- sexual harrassment |
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| Franklin v. Gwinett County Public Schools |
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| recovery of monetary damages was available under Title IX for sexual harassment of a student by a teacherr when school officials intentionally took no action to halt it |
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| Davis v. Monroe County Board of Ed (1999) |
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| damages for peer harass may be awarded under Title IX if 1) school deliberately indifferent to the harassment 2) plaintiff must show that harassment so severe and pervasive and detracts from the victim's educational experience |
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| When was law passed requiring schools to develop plan for "progressive discipline"? |
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| "Fair use" doctrine/1976 Copyright Act |
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| purpose and character of use; nature of copyrighted work; amount used; effect of use upon potential market |
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| 1) duty of care existed 2) defendant breached duty of care 3) plaintiff injured 4) breach of duty caused injury |
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Assumption of Risk
Contributory Negligence
Immunity |
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| Tinker- School Political Expression |
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| Students possess fundamental inalienable rights (freedom buttons and armbands weren't disruptive |
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| Indecent Speech- free speech may be limited when children present and captive audience |
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| School admin has authority to censor and prohibit when conflicts with educational mission |
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| School admin has authority to censor and prohibit when conflicts with educational mission |
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| 4th Amendment (search & seizure) did apply to schools; reasonableness must prevail |
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| Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
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| Does grading peer papers violate FERPA> |
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| Where and when did Nevada Constitutional Convention take place? |
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Carson City
July 4, 1864-July 28, 1864 |
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| Depending on population and area. |
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| How often does legislature meet? |
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| Biennialy-once every 2 years |
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| How long does a governor serve? How many terms. |
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| How long is senator's term? |
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| Board of Ed. Westside Comm. Schools v. Mergens (1990) |
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| Students have their own rights to organize groups in public. schools whether it be religious, political, philosophical etc when district allows other noncurriculum-related student groups to meet on campus |
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| Title I services at parochial school sites didnot violate the Establishment Clause---can be at private/private religious school sites |
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requested publically-funded spec. ed services at private schols--msut prove public plan/placement not approp.
Must inform IEP team, must give 10 business day written notice, must make child available for eval. or parent must be reasonale when dealing with dist. |
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| Wall of separation b/w church and state |
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| End of school sponsored prayer and bible reading; states must be neutral toward rel. and forbids states establishment of religion |
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| "Test" for church-state separation |
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| What is the 3-pronged test established in the Lemon case? |
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Gov't involvement outlawed when
a)activities did not have a secular purpose
b)advanced the inhibited religion
c) fostered an excess. gov't entanglement w/ religion |
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| Give example of entanglement (Lemon test) |
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| Bookkeeping problems involving tracking public monies through private school accts. |
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| Public funds for religiously-oriented teen sexuality program; 5-4 decision ruled that it did NOT violate 1st amend because it had a valid secular purpose (econom. prob. caused by teenage sexuality), primary purpose not advancing religion, and no entanglement of church and state (passed Lemon test) |
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| The Americans w/ Disabilities Act, 1990 |
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| included protecting persons diagnosed with infect. diseases (eg. HIV); mostly employment related; prohibits discrimination in all employ. practices |
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| Which cases laid the foundation for current spec. ed laws? |
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| Mills v. BOE of Dist. Col nd P.A.R.C v. Commonweal. of Pennsylvania |
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| What did Mills and P.A.R.C establish for sp. ed. students? |
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| free appropriate education, IEPs, and due process procedures |
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1. non-academic/social benefit
2. educational benefit
3. negative effect
4. costs |
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| Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals |
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| Door of Opportunity; doesn't require student to reach full potential |
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| Case where his LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) was STARS program. Failed the "Holland Test" |
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| What year was IDEA amended? |
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2004-chld may be disciplined in same manner as nondisabled children unless:
a) behavior caused by disability, b)infraction had direct relation. to disability, c)school failed to properly implement IEP |
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| Under revised IDEA, name conflict resol. opportunities |
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| -complaint notification, resolution session (within 15 days of complaint), mediation (paid by state), due process hearing |
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| Section 504 (of Vocational Rehab Act) and ADA |
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| May not have disabilities covered in IDEA (eg. ADD and ADHD); |
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