San Antonio Independent School District VS Demetrio P Rodriguez was a case in which the supreme court of the United States held that San Antonio Independent School District financing system ,which was based on local property taxes was not an unconstitutional violation of the fourteenth amendment’s equal protection clause. Lawsuit was argued October 12,1972 and decided March 21,1973, the District Court it was brought by members of the Edgewood concerned parent association representing their children .The suit was filed on June 30, 1968 in the federal district court for the Western District of Texas in the initial complaint, the parents sued San Antonio ISD, Alamo Heights ISD and fIve other school districts, the Bexar County School trustees
The case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District is an important piece of history regarding the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and how it applies to students ' right to freedom of speech. The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech", and the Supreme Court has the job to judge whether or not the laws violate the Constitutional Amendments. The case was the result of three students suspended from school for wearing armbands protesting the Vietnam War. According the U.S. Supreme Court, students do not shed their rights as American citizens when the students enter the school, leading the students to wear what they desire as long as it does not disrupt class. The
Bethel High School District 403 v. Fraser Matthew Fraser, a student studying at Bethel High school, gave a speech at a school assembly to nominate his friend as a candidate for student government. The speech contained many sexual references and innuendos, but no obscene content. Making his speech, Fraser was suspended from Bethel High school for three days. His parents appealed the school's decision and Washington Supreme Sourt agreed the his freedom of speech rights were contravened, the school board appealed the case to the Supreme Court.
Gisselle Zepeda Mr. Lievre American Government Credit 5 Board of Education of Westside Community Schools Versus Mergens The Equal Access Act upheld by the Supreme Court in Board of Education v. Mergens, 1990, requires public secondary schools to allow access to religiously based student groups on the same basis as other student clubs. The school administration denied a group of students their right to create a Christian after school club. The students intended for their club to have just the same privileges and club meetings as all other after school clubs. The schools excuse being that it lacked faculty support which led to the school and district being sued by the students.
Brown V. Board of Education The Brown vs. Board of Education case was one of the most intriguing cases of all times. This case was one of the most important cases in the history of the American court system. At the end of the voting, the court voted an 8-1 ratio. The courts ruled against Plessy.
2. You are a new principal and are setting up interviews for a vacant position at your school. You will have an interview team comprised of 3 teachers, a parent and a board/ LSC member. You want to be sure they understand what questions can be asked of prospective employees and what is prohibited from being asked. You are working on the guidelines you will go through with the team regarding appropriate and inappropriate questions.
Let’s just get straight to the point. I would like to know when Newport is going to take bullying, harassment and racial discrimination of its black students seriously. For several years’ instances of racial profiling, harassment and bullying towards African American students have been repeatedly reported to the administration of Tyee Middle School and Newport High School. It has also been reported at the District level by me personally. Children of color attend school in an extremely hostile environment and Tyee, Newport and the District have done virtually nothing to ensure these children are afforded their right to an education.
The Chicago Public Schools system is the fourth largest school district in the United States by enrollment. (CPS) Students are offered three paths when enrolling in individual schools, charter, district, and selective enrollment. Charter schools and selective enrollment schools are offered for residents of the city regardless of the district in which they reside. Thus, district schools are exclusive to residents within a specific set of boundaries.
The Common Core Standards 1. How the Common Core Standards are different from the former standardize tests? The Common Core Standards are clearly stated and describe what students should learn in the classroom from kinder to grade 12, and teachers can measure if the students are acquiring the necessary material for a specific level. The Common Core Standards is the guide that help teachers to design lessons plans addressing content according to the grade level.
California Schools: The Transition From Concrete Numbers to Abstract Charts In California, API scores were used to rank public schools in different districts, so that families and parents would have a better understanding of how good schools were in that district. The API scoring system indirectly affected real estate values in the given area. When schools had better API scores, more families and parents would have a desire to live in the area, therefore causing the prices of houses and properties to increase. "
1. What are the primary issues in this scenario and what information is Principal Miller likely to need in order to demonstrate appreciation for and sensitivity to the diversity in the school community? The primary issues are the quality of instruction received by all students and Principal Miller’s lack of knowledge regarding the political, social, economic, and cultural context of the community. To gain a better understanding of the issues, Mr. Miller will need to collect and review data.
I would like to see the school board deal with the issue of smaller class sizes. A smaller class provides for a more personal approach to each student’s learning. Also, students within the classroom can develop a closer connection, and the amount of disruption in the classroom will decrease, as the teacher is able to control a smaller group. I have experienced some of this last year, as I was placed in an elective class that was large in size. In there, multiple students often disrupted the class on a daily basis, and several students did not focus.
According to izquotes.com, William O. Douglas once said, “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” The issue of student expression in schools has been a topic that has been highly discussed. Even though students do have free speech rights, school administrators still have the ability to restrict student expression to help maintain discipline and prevent the school environment from being disrupted. Student expression in schools should be restricted because of students beliefs, their clothing, and also their speech.
Recruitment and retention is just one of the many issues police administrators face, there are also problems of the relationships between the community and police and the issue of budgets within each department. Administrators have a tough job in terms of hiring, control of their officers, days’ worth of reports and as always the firing process. If they have the ability to overcome the issues of their jobs then it is possible for a greater outcome pertaining to recruitment and
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: 3.1 RECRUITMENT & SELECTION Recruitment and selection is one of the most important management functions. The whole process represents a significant investment in both financial and other resources. Recruitment and selection are two of the most important functions of personnel management. Recruitment procedure selection and helps in selecting a right candidate.
