Legislative Events and Issues Directions: Complete the template using 100-150 words for each of the four sections: Legal Cases, Federal Laws and Requirements, State Laws and Policies, and Current Societal Trends and Issues.
Legal Cases
Lau v. Nichols Castaneda v. Pickard
Flores v. Arizona
Plyler v. Doe
How did the legal case affect the policies and laws governing language instruction?
Lack of supplemental language instruction in public schools. Limited English violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Advanced the rights of bilingual education. Gave guidelines and requirements for the school. Claimed that the state did not give adequately funds programs for ELLs
Allowed that the illegal immigration documentation could access a basic education. How will knowledge of these cases affect your future professional practice?
These cases show what the state is now required to do for the ELLs. It allows that the school offer the same help that they would with an English speaker. Federal Laws and Requirements