The following are selected court decisions concerning the rights and responsibilities of students and teachers. Follow the links to brief summaries of the decisions.
Students -- Freedom of Speech and Press:
Hazelwood School District v.
Kuhlmeier (1988)
Bethel School District v.
Fraser (1986)
Board of
Education, Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico (1982)
Fujishima v. Board of
Education (1972)
Eisner v. Stamford Board of
Education (1971)
Quarterman v. Byrd (1971)
Tinker v. Des Moines
Independent Community School District (1969)
Schools and Religion:
Lee v. Weisman (1992) --
prayers at graduation
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) --
school attendance
Lemon
v. Kurtzman (1971) -- schools and religion
West Virginia State Board of
Education v. Barnette (1943) -- flag salute
Student Discipline:
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985) --
student search and seizure
Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
-- corporal punishment
Goss v. Lopez (1975) --
student suspensions
Teacher Speech and Association:
Anderson v. Evans (1981)
Mt. Healthy v. Doyle
(1977)
Pickering
v. Board of Education (1968)
Keyishian v. Board of Regents
(1967)
Shelton v.
Tucker (1960)
Adler
v. Board of Education (1952)
Affirmative Action in College Admissions:
Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke (1978)
The Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Teachers by Julia P. Hardin -- an explanation of the major issues and references to relevant cases.
