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Plessy V. Ferguson 1896
This was a landmark that occurred in the year of 1896. This was a case about a mixed race man (black/white) that bought a ticket for a train that seated whites only. The man refused to give up his seat because he did not want to sit in a poor quality seat (seats for blacks.) He was arrested and fought for his rights.The supreme court then made a decision that stated the 14th amendment applied only to civil and political rights, not social rights. "Seperate but Equal" -
Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka 1954
This was a case that became very known in our educational history. Brown was a man who had a daughter that he wanted to put in a white school because it was not equal. Being in an all black school, his daughter had to walk a very long and dangerous way to school while white children had far more protection. This was the beginning of desegregating schools/public places because years later Rosa Parks came along, Martin Luther King came along, and history was made. -
Title IX 1972
Title IX represented the senate and house of representatives. There used to be an imbalance in college sports between women and men. Men were provided with more funding than women. Title IX intention was to enforce equal access and quality. This impacted women mostly. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act 1975
This case involved an eight year old boy that had cerebral palsy. He was in a program for special needs. He was then transferred to a mental hospital that had very little funding. The Education of all Handicapped Children Act was enacted by the United States Congress. This Act was to provide equality in education with money and it was the start of evaluating children for disabilities. This impacted children with disabilities in a good way. -
Pyler v. Doe 1982
Plyer and Doe were involved in this case. This was a case that focused on immigrant students. Immigrant students were not allowed to attend public schools. Plyer wanted to change this by allowing those students to attend public schools no matter their immigration status. Supreme court decided to stop forbidding immigrants from attending public schools. This was a huge impact for immigrants -
Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser (1987) Holding
Fraser made a very powerful speech at his school and got suspended for three days. This was because his speech contained sexual references and innuendos. Parents fought for this but the court decided it was not okay for children in public schools to use offensive form of expression. It was okay for adults to do so in political arguments. -
Board of Education of Independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls (2002)
Two students were involved. Parents filed a suit against the school board because they tried saying that the policy of drug testing students who are in extracurricular activities violated the fourth amendment. This did not work because the drug test ensured students health and safety while doing these extracurricular activities.
