TO PREPARE

• Choose one of the designated court cases from the list. You also may select another U.S. Supreme Court case that relates to schools and education using your own resource. Note: You may not choose Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, because it is the example in the Discussion Learning Resource handout.
• Choose from this list below
• This website is a resource on U.S. Supreme Court cases. Review the following cases on the site, all of which pertain to U.S. schools and education. Keep in mind that you will need to choose one of the cases (or another you select from your own source)
• United States Courts (n.d.). Supreme Court landmarksLinks to an external site.. Retrieved February 2, 2001, from http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks
• Engel v. Vitale (1962) Holding: School initiated-prayer in the public school system violates the First Amendment.
• Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) Holding: Students do not leave their rights at the schoolhouse door.
• Goss v. Lopez (1975) Holding: Students are entitled to certain due process rights.
• New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) Holding: Students have a reduced expectation of privacy in school.
• Bethel School District #43 v. Fraser (1987) Holding: Students do not have a First Amendment right to make obscene speeches in school.
• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) Holding: Administrators may edit the content of school newspapers (materials that reflect school values).
• Research your selected case using the featured website Learning Resource and/or other resources you find.
• Access the handout "Summarizing a Court Decision"

Handout: Week 2 Learning Resources Summarizing a Court Decision Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Kansas Use this summary for guidance in writing your post on a landmark court decision for the Week 2 Discussion: Courts and the Schools. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Kansas challenged the idea of "separate but equal" schools. The parents of Linda Brown and 19 other African American children living in Topeka went to court for the right to send their children to the allwhite public schools that were closest to their homes. At the time {1951). elementary schools in Topeka were not integrated. Brown v. Board made the case that segregated schools were not equal. There were differences in the quality of materials and facilities. and in how children felt about themselves as learners. African American children often traveled signicant and unsafe distances to get to school. Linda Brown. a third grader. had to walk through a busy railroad yard to reach the bus that took her to school. The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board was announced on May 1?. 1954. The court ruled that \"separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." It struck down state laws that allowed deliberately segregated public schools. Brown v. Board had a huge national impact on schools. It led to integrated schools throughout the country. For prospective teachers today. the legacy of Brown v. Board is the expectation of having a classroom with children who may be diverse in race, ethnicity. culture, and language. It also presents the opportunity to help students benet from the richness of that diversity. as well as use it to promote understanding of differences. Resources: Brown v. board of education. ind]. In Mkrpedia. Retrieved March 5. 2016. from httpsziien.wikipediaorgiwikiiBrown v. Board of Education Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. ma). Brown v. Board of Education (Kansas). Retrieved March 5. 2016. from httgzn'wwwcivilrightsorgieducationrbrownibrown.html United States Courts. ind). Supreme Court landmarks. Retrieved February 26