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Engel vs Vitale
This Law excused those who chose not to participate in the pledge of allegiance from punishment as requiring it is a violation of the first amendment. -
Coral Way Elementary
Coral Way Elementary becomes the first bilingual and bicultural public school in the United States -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is enacted, keeping anyone from being discriminated against from the basis of sex, race, color, religion or national origin. -
Immigration Act of 1965
This act gets rid of the National Origins Formula (a previous act that tried to reduce the amount of immigrants with quotas) and increased the amount of Asians and Latin Americans in the United States -
Indian Education Act
This act gave more opportunities and understanding to the needs of Native American students in the United States school system -
Plyler vs Doe
This court case abolished the Texas law the prohibited school aged children access to public education due to a violation of the 14th Amendment. -
Emergency Immigration Education Act
This act provides services with schools with offsetting amounts of immigrant student to ensure equal education among all students -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1990
This act increases annual immigration which increased the diversity in American schools with distribution of specific visas. -
No Child Left Behind
This act, the brain child of George W Bush, was edited and finalized by President Barack Obama after his election in 2008 to reform education standards for all students -
Transgender Bathroom Rights
This directive, although not a law, allows students to use the bathroom that they feel they best belong in regardless of biological sex.
