Find a court case within the last 10 years that demonstrates the items below.

What court case within the last ten years fulfills this information?

Standard 4: Educator/Student Relationships An educator should always maintain a professional relationship with all students, both in and outside the classroom.

4.1. Ethical conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:

a. Fulfilling the roles of mentor and advocate for students in a professional relationship. A professional relationship is one where the educator maintains a position of teacher/ student authority while expressing concern, empathy, and encouragement for students.

b. Nurturing the intellectual, physical, emotional, social and civic potential of all students

c. Providing an environment that does not needlessly expose students to unnecessary embarrassment or disparagement d. Creating, supporting, and maintaining a challenging learning environment for all students.

4.2. Unethical conduct includes, but is not limited to the following:

a. Committing any act of child abuse

b. Committing any act of cruelty to children or any act of child endangerment

c. Committing or soliciting any unlawful sexual act

d. Engaging in harassing behavior on the basis of race, gender, national origin, religion or disability

e. Furnishing tobacco, alcohol, or illegal/unauthorized drugs to any student or allowing a student to consume alcohol or illegal/unauthorized drugs

f. Soliciting, encouraging, participating or initiating inappropriate written, verbal, electronic, physical or romantic relationship with students.

Examples of these acts may include but not be limited to:

1. sexual jokes

2. sexual remarks

3. sexual kidding or teasing

4. sexual innuendo

5. pressure for dates or sexual favors

6. inappropriate touching, fondling, kissing or grabbing

7. rape

8. threats of physical harm

9. sexual assault

10. electronic communication such as texting

11. invitation to social networking

12. remarks about a student's body

13. consensual sex.

The case also needs to provide this information:

• Presentation of Court Case
  • Synopsis of the Standard: DO NOT copy the standard verbatim! Synthesize all the parts into two or three precise, accurate summary statements.
  • Identify the Court Case: Copy and paste the title of the case. Provide an active URL link to your case. Include the date of the case.
  • Action Sought: As stated in the court case
  • Facts of the case: Identify the facts of the case. DO NOT copy statements verbatim from the case. Include the following information: root cause of the legal action, who was involved (plaintiffs and defendants), facts that led to the dispute, the final court ruling
  • Question(s) to be Answered by the Court: As stated in the court case - what is/are the issue(s)?
  • Answer(s) Given by the Court(s): As stated in the court case
  • Reason(s): As stated in the court case
  • Significance of the Case (for schools): What impact does this ruling have on schools? How does it impact your actions as a teacher, your school's actions, and the parents and outside community?