Individuals Rights and Liberties

AND

THE SCHOOLS

Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

-First Amendment

Freedom of Speech

Due Process

• No person shall be…deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…

-Fifth amendment

• No state shall… deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law…

-Fourteenth amendment

Searches and Seizures

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.

-Fourth Amendment

The Relationship Between Schools and Minors

• Because every state in the union provides free public education to any minor, there is a whole body of law that has developed around the rights and responsibilities of students. There is also a body of law that has grown up around the rights and responsibilities of schools and their administrators.

Some Laws and Court Cases That Affect the Schools

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka( 1954)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

Goss v. Lopez(1975)

Title IX of the Education Act Amendments

T.L.O. v. New Jersey(1985)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District(1969)

Other Cases Affecting the Schools

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier(1988)

Doe v. Renfrew(1981)Ingraham v.

Wright(1977)

Lee v. Weisman(1992)

Discover your own cases!

Your Job Will Be…

Team up with some other students(no more than four per team)

Choose a case

Use the CompuLegal model*

Find out all you can

*check the websiteSEARCH THE WEB!

What Should Your Presentation Contain?

• The precedents for the case

• The decision of the court

The facts of the case The issues involved Historical context (if

any)

Your opinion of the case and the decision. Agree or Disagree? Why?

GOOD LUCK!