Laws

No physical punishment - corpral punishment

Prevent physical injury

Canine search only if reasonable suspicion. Cannot do cars without resonable suspicion

No discrimination, same opportunities for ELL

No discrimination based on sex, race, or religion

No sexual discrimination in the work place

No discrimination in Education programs supported by federal money

The right to due process

Cannot suspend for longer then 10 days without hearing - violates due process

• Searches under resonable suspicion rather than probable cause. Acting 'in loco parentis'
• Rolling papers meant there were more in her purse.

Conducti hearing before student can be suspended for long time - due process rights

• Notice of expulsion hearing must communicate
• Nature of proceedings
• Statement of Charge
• basic rights afforded to student
• part of CA ed code

Requires all pupils to submit to the authority of teachers

Provides general guidance regarding the teaching morals, manner and citizenship

Schools at its discretion should adopt rules and procedures for student discipline once every 4 years

Acting in place of the parent

• Expulsion hearing within 30 days of notice
• Suspension 10 days must have due process
• Must give oral or written notice of suspension or expulsions
• Find alternative to suspension for truant or tardy students

Must ensure adaquate educational resources for students in the form of facility maintenace, text books, and credential teachers

• FAPE - free and appropriate public educaiton
• LRE - Least Restricted environment
• Student with disabilities have the same right to a free public education
• IEP - Individualized Education Plan

Ensures that a child with disabilities has equal access to educaiton and mandates appropriate accomodations and modifications with out an IEP

• Standards based reform education
• Requires assesment in basic skill to be given to alll students for states to get educaitonal funding

Extra curricular activities are not a right

Due process must be used to fulfill compulsory attendance

Daily prayer violates first ammendment rights

• 1. Must have a secular legislative purpose
• 2. Principal must neither advance or inhibit religion
• 3. must not foster excessive entangle ment with religion

First ammendment and 14th ammendment do not protect vulgar and offensive speech at a school assembly, in violation of school disciplinary rule.

• Wearing arm bands is protected under the first ammendment - did not interfere with school day.
• Students do not shed constitutional rights at the door.

Administration has the right to sensor school newspaper to protect the safety and privacy of students - limited forum

Students do not have to say the pledge of allegiance

Teacher has the right to speak on issues of public importance with out being dismissed

Showing inappropriate movies is not protected under first ammendment and you can be fired.

Non tenured teacher need not be given reasons for no renewal

Unsonstituional discrimination of female teacher promotions to administration

Constitutionally protected decision to bear child irrespective of marriage.