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Evolving Constitution Timeline Pt. II
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Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court Forces desegregation of public schools. -
1962, Engle v. Vitale
The court found it was unconstitutional to recite prayer or hold orhanized prayer in schools. -
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District
Held that students had First Amendment rights that schools could not restrict without showing a constitutionally valid cause (this was the Vietnam War black armband protest). -
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The judges struck down local laws that excluded children with disabilities from schools. They established that children with a disability have a right to a public education and access to an education. -
Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley,
The ruling provided children with disabilities access to public schools that also provided a basic floor of opportunity. -
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret
the Supreme Court looked at related services and decided cost is not a factor. If it’s needed to attend school and doesn’t meet the medical exception test the School must provide it. -
Flores v. Arizona
Plaintiffs argued and won their claim that the state is failing to adequately fund programs for English Language Learners.