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Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson case was a court decision under the “separate but equal” doctrine that decided to have separate facilities for Black and White people. Homer Plessy was the man who started this whole case, he refused to sit next to an African American in a ride. This decision made segregation legal and had schools be separated by races. For sure, African Americans were affected because of this decision. They were like brought down to second-class citizenship. -
Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
The Brown v. the Board of Education is a court case where the Supreme Court said that having separate schools for different races should be stopped. But after 45 years later in 1998, schools in the north were still very segregated. Oliver Brown was the founder of this case after his daughter was denied admission to a white school. I feel like white people were affected by this event. During this time, everyone’s reaction was optimism and celebration to anger and violence. -
Green v. County School Board
Green v. County School Board is a follow up of Brown v. Board of Education. The Supreme Court said that the “freedom of choice” plan wasn’t enough to make schools desegregated. This case made sure that schools were mixed and fair for every student. The negative impact this case had was the plan failed, it showed that more needed to be done. It initially took place at New Kent county, Virginia. -
Title IX
Title IX is a law that says schools can’t treat people differently because of their sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity. A lot of lawmakers were definitely involved in this case because it’s a federal law. This case affected students, athletes, and employees. I don’t think there was a negative impact for this case. They just wanted things to be fair and safe. -
Lau v. Nichols
The Lau v. Nichols case was about schools needing to give extra help to students who don’t speak English well. This was to make sure that they have a chance to succeed in school. San Francisco United School District and a group of Chinese American students were involved. The negative impact was that students who didn’t speak English well weren’t receiving the help they needed in school which made it harder for them to succeed. Thankfully, this case made it easier for them. -
Education of all Handicapped Children Act
The Education of all Handicapped Children Act was a law that required public schools to provide equal access of education for children with physical and mental disabilities. This was signed into law by President Gerald Ford. Children with disabilities were affected by this event. They were mainly granted educational rights. No one was impacted in a negative way because this law has a positive influence on disabled children. -
Milliken v. Bradley
In this case, the court said that Detroit schools didn’t have to fix segregation in the nearby areas. So, it was harder to desegregate schools in different districts. This case affected students in the Detroit public schools and advocators for desegregation. The Milliken v. Bradley case made it harder to mix students from different areas and keep schools fair for everyone. Therefore, that was the negative impact it had. -
Plyler v. Doe
The Plyler v. Doe case, Supreme Court decided that states like Texas couldn’t make undocumented children pay for public education or deny them access. James Plyler was the superintendent and Doe represents a surname for students and their guardians. This affected undocumented children by giving them access to an education. The only negative impact they had were people argued that it would encourage more illegal immigration and cause extra burden on the educational system. -
Smith v. Robinson
In this case, the Supreme Court made it harder for students and families to get money back for legal expenses when fighting for their rights under the Education of the Handicapped Act. Students and their families who were advocating for their rights were impacted by this. That was also the negative effect of this case as well. This case happened when a child with cerebral palsy wasn’t being funded by the special education program. -
Chipman v. Grant County School District
In this case, the court said it’s not fair to deny admission to unmarried moms in the National Honor Society (NHS) just because they’re pregnant. One of the cases which I mentioned earlier was the Title IX, in that case it protects women in that kind of discrimination. This affected pregnant women wanting to be in the NHS. Of course, the negative influence that happened was being denied admission because you were pregnant.