West Virginia State Board Of Education V. Barnette Case Study

The third case, Daniel RR v. State Board of Education, was documented in United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit in June 12, 1989. This case discussed whether a child with disability is given a right to receive mainstream education.

The topic I’ll be discussing will be the biasedness in media about a particular topic, the US Supreme Court’s decision on the case of Alexander vs. Holmes County Board of Education. The case involved a previous Supreme Court ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education, where they gave schools to desegregate public schools “with all deliberate speed.” 15 years passed and school districts were still segregated, so the courts gave them till the beginning of the next year, 1970. This gave some schools a very abrupt shock as they had to conform to the decision. As something that opinionated, it allows news media to explore and write about such a topic.

The road to Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (347 U.S. 74 (1954)), is littered with many Supreme Court cases that have battled for equality in education. The Fourteenth Amendment strengthened the legal rights of newly slaves and became the stomping ground for many Supreme Court decisions.

It’s the Supreme Court’s responsibility to make sure there is an equal chance for fairness. Only the Supreme Court can override the decision to not remove “under God” from the pledge. The Supreme Court also controls the opportunity for this case to even appear before them in court. It’s their responsibility to see that the pledge is without alienation and controversy

James Loudermill was dismissed from his job as a security guard for the Cleveland Board of Education for failing to disclose a prior felony conviction on his application. Loudermill, a classified civil servant under Ohio law, filed an appeal with the civil service commission stating Ohio statue provided he could only be terminated for cause; therefore, he was entitled to administrative review of his dismissal. Nine months after the appeal was filed the Commission upheld his termination. Loudermill filed suit in the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio alleging the Ohio statute that provided for administrative review of a discharged public employee was unconstitutional on its face because it did not provide an opportunity for the employee to respond to the charges against him prior to being discharged. The suit also alleged the Ohio statute was unconstitutional as applied because he was not given a prompt appeal hearing by the Civil Service

All schools should ensure that we protect the speech rights of their staff members. In this course, previously we learned how complicated speech rights can be, especially in this day of age, when more people are using social media to express their concerns. As educators, we need to know when we are protected and we also need to be careful as we express our concerns about our school’s or district policies. Usually our staff handbook has guidelines and procedures as to how we should communicate with news media outlets.

I stand before you, in this court, to try and sway the majority decision regarding Safford United School District v. Redding (June 5, 2009). With agreeance of Justice Clarence Thomas, the act of searching Ms. Redding for drugs that violated the school’s policy, was not a direct violation of her fourth amendment right. It is no secret that maintaining order in any school environment can be a challenging task. It is more evident in today’s society school officials must take an even more proactive stance, when it does come down to maintaining order. With the recent surge of violent crimes and drug abuse that plague our schools, officials should have the right to try to prevent these actions from perpetuating into an epidemic.

A controversial issue I’ve seen pop up within the past few years, is that of the pledge of allegiance being said in classes. As with prayer in schools, the issue that people have is that they claim it is unconstitutional as the phrase “under god” violates the first amendment right to freedom of religion. The opposing view point argues that it is disrespectful and unpatriotic to not say the pledge, as people have died to protect us. Another point made against the view that it violates the first amendment, is that it only states “under god” not pointing to one specific religion. This debate has been going on since the early 2000’s. several appeals have been filed to the supreme court as seen in Newdow v. U.S. congress. Where Michael Newdow tried

In 1849 the issue of segregation within schools was brought to the stand, and arguments about how it should not be legal. In the case, Roberts vs. the City of Boston, The argument was made that segregation in school was a direct violation of the 14th amendment in the constitution. The 14th amendment was said to protect the rights of citizens equally and segregation did not go along with the amendment. The opposing side said the commonly known quote “separate, but equal”, and claimed that segregation was not in opposition to the 14th amendment and was therefore not illegal.

As a professional school counselor, it's important to be competent in the profession that you're in and also abiding the code of ethics. I went to my state of Georgia's board of education website for school counselors, and I can upon a case dated back in 2006 that had something to do with a school counselor who was found to be incompetent in her profession. In the case of Julett Carnahan vs Butts County board of education, one of the reasons the board decided to discipline Carnahan was because they found her to incompetent as a school counselor. The case also stated the superintendent presented evidence that other faculty members did not believe her at all as a school counselor. Other evidence shows that she failed to meet with one student for a couple of days after being referred by someone, and it required consultation within 24 hours which is also an ethical violation (Julett Carnahan vs Butts County Board of Education, 2006).

Brown v. Board of Education is a historically known United States Supreme Court case in which the court declared state laws that established separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. This case completely contradicted and overturned a previous, also historically known case, Plessy v. Ferguson, which was passed nearly 50 years prior. Between the time of Brown vs. the Board of Education and the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964 various organizations employed a variety of tactics for integration including but not limited to non-violent vs. violent means and utilizing their own distinct levels of influence within existing institutions and government. While the non-violent tactics are often most cited as the reason for change, it is in fact the threat of vengeful violence by the increasingly uniting civil rights organizations and public reaction to the violence of whites against groups merely fighting for the right to participate in the ideal that is America that truly affected change, culminating in the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964.

Many people would say that the constitution is a living, breathing document. I agree with those people. Living people adapt to fit into today’s society. Our constitution is the same way because throughout history, our constitution has changed in order to meet the demands and views of today’s society. There are many moments in history that prove this to be true ,such as court cases.

The Roberts V. The City of Boston was very similar the case of Brown V. The Board of Education in that it was a case’s subject was about the need for integration of the public-school systems. The Roberts V. The City of Boston trial exhibits very striking similarities with the Brown V. Board of Education as well as being the catalyst for other important events related to the future trial. The idea of “separate but equal” was first introduced by the Massachusetts Supreme court after their decision on the trial and this statement would continue to be used by defenders of segregation for the next one hundred years. The statement is meant to portray the idea that if both sides had similar public goods to go to then there is no fear that one group

Our ability to admit that the federal government played a role in this segregation, allowed us to treat the situation. Now that we face racism and segregation that is much more hidden and attributed to other factors and causes, it makes us more difficult to identify de jure segregation, but it is still ultimately essential for us to do so in order to see any form of advancement. The Supreme Court’s support in this case brought about nearly free reign in the District Court’s regulation and enforcement capabilities.

According to Essex(2012), drug testing students would be in violation of the fourth amendment and would be difficult to justify because the students are protected under their privacy protection rights.As discussed in the text it was decided in the year 2002 during the case of Board of Education V. Earls when the supreme court had ruled that students who are participating in extracurricular activities must undergo a mandatory drug screenings and it became constitutional (Essex, 2012,p.35).