Individuals Rights and Liberties

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Individuals Rights and Liberties
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THE SCHOOLS
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Freedom of Speech
Congress shall make no lawabridging 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
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Due Process

• No person shall bedeprived 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

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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
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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.

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Some Laws and Court Cases That Affect the Schools
T.L.O. v. New Jersey(1985)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974
Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka( 1954)
Tinker v. Des Moines School District(1969)
Title IX of the Education Act
Amendments
Goss v. Lopez(1975)
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Other Cases Affecting the Schools
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier(1988)
Lee v. Weisman(1992)
Doe v. Renfrew(1981)
Ingraham v. Wright(1977)
Discover your own cases!
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Your Job Will Be
Use the CompuLegal model
Choose a case
Team up with some other students(no more than
four per team)
Find out all you can
SEARCH THE WEB!
check the website
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What Should Your Presentation Contain?

• The facts of the case
• The issues involved
• Historical context (if any)

• The precedents for the case
• The decision of the court

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