Content Page

Aurora University

School Law - EDU 665
August - October 2008

Class 1 (8/26/08)	Introduction to School Law - What is School Law? Legal Framework. Sources of Law. Federal Constitution as Applied to Education. Terminology.
Class 2 (9/2/08)	Student Classifications and Rights of Students with Disabilities
Class 3 (9/9/08)	Rights of Students with Disabilities (cont'd). Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Section 504 Plans.
Class 4 (9/16/08)	Student Expression. Association and Appearance. Student Discipline (cont'd). Harassment. Student Rights (Special Status Students)
Class 5 (9/23/08)	Teacher Substantive Rights and Responsibilities.
Class 6 (9/30/08)	Terms and Conditions of Employment - What Makes a Contract? Termination. Employment Discrimination.
Class 7 (10/7/08)	Tort Liability - Case Law. Development of Policy. The Principal of Reasonableness and Applied Common Sense. Church/State.
Class 8 (10/14/08)	Residency and Truancy. Ethics Commission Hearings. Charter School. Home Schooling. Open Meetings Act. Freedom of Information Act.

CASES FOR LEGAL BRIEFS

Agostini v Felton	First Amendment/Parochial Funding
Arteman v Clinton School Board	Unsafe Equipment/Tort Immunity
Bethel v Fraser	First Amendment/Lewd Speech
Board of Education of Joliet Township v Betts	Misuse of Sick Days
Board of Education v Earls	Fourth Amendment/Drug Testing
Board of Education v Pico	First Amendment/Books
Board of Regents v Roth	Non-tenure Dismissal
Brandt v Board of Education of City of Chicago
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka	School Integration
Buchna v Illinois State Board of Education	Tenured Teacher Dismissal
Camlin v Beecher School District	Student Expulsion
Colquitt v Rich Township	Student Expulsion
Davis v Monroe County	Student to Student Sexual Harassment
Doe v Dimovski	Failure to Report Sexual Harassment
Doe v Renfrow	Fourth Amendment/Dog Search
Gammon v Edwardsville Community School District	Will and Wanton Conduct/Tort Immunity
Garcetti v Ceballos
Gebser v Lago Vista	Teacher to Student Sexual Harassment
Gilliland v Board of Education	Tenured Teacher Dismissal
Good News Club v Milford	First Amendment/Religious Clubs
Goss v Lopez	Student Due Process
Gratz v Bollinger	Affirmative Action
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier	First Amendment/Student Newspaper
Hendrick Hudson v Rowley	Special Education/IDEA
Jackson v Birmingham Board of Education	Title IX - Sexual Discrimination/Whistleblowing
L.R. v Township High School District No. 211 (administrative decision)
L.R. v Township High School District No. 211 (federal decision)
L.R. v Township High School District No. 211 (7th circuit decision)
Lau v Nicols	Providing English Instruction to Students Who Do Not Speak English
Lee v Weisman	First Amendment/Prayer
Lemon v Kurtzman	First Amendment/Church and State
Mayer v Monroe County Community School Corporation
McCreary County, KY v ACLU of Kentucky	First Amendment/Display of Ten Commandments
Morse v Frederick	First Amendment/Student Speech
New Jersey v TLO	Fourth Amendment/Student Search
Owasso v Falvo	Exchanging Papers/Student Privacy
Pickering v Board of Education	Teacher Free Speech
Ray v Antioch Unified School District	Title IX - Gay Student Discrimination
Rush v Board of Education	Tenured Teacher Dismissal
Sante Fe v Doe	First Amendment/Prayer
Sutton v United Airlines	Americans with Disabilities Act
Thomas v Chicago Board of Education	Unsafe Football Equipment/Tort immunity
Tinker v DesMoines	First Amendment/Student Expression
US v Virginia	Single Sex Education at Public University
Van Orden v Perry	First Amendment/Display of Ten Commandments
Vernonia v Acton	Fourth Amendment/Drug Testing
Winkelman v Parma City School District
Zelman v Simmons-Harris	First Amendment/Vouchers

Aurora University - EDU 665 School Law Class