¶ … violation of the student's Constitutional rights The issue is whether there has been a possible violation of a student's "constitutional right to education" due to the fact that during the time she had to stay in the cage based on Mr. Billups' order she had to miss all of her other classes for that day. R: The rule is that unlike various state constitutions the federal Constitution does not contain a "right to education." The U.S. Supreme Court addressed itself to this issue in 1973 in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez. In this decision the U.S. Supreme Court held that education is neither explicitly nor impliedly guaranteed as a "fundamental right" in the U.S. Constitution (Constitutional Requirements Governing American Education -- Federal constitutional Requirements, State Constitutional Issues, Conclusion, p. 1). Therefore, a constitutional right to...
Billups. I: The issue is whether foreign born student's Li Fourteenth Amendment Constitutional right of "due process" or "equal protection" has been violated by Mr. Billups' placing her in a wired cage for one day in order to "help" her relive the events of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor resulting in limiting her freedom to move and preventing her from attending all other classes that day. R: The rule is that under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution is that no State shall deprive any person of liberty without due process of law nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. It has long been settled that the term "person" person in the due process clause and the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment encompasses both citizens and aliens to the protections guaranteed under…
It shows that Bush did not ensure the carrying out of exactly accurate procedures detailed in the 'Help America Vote Act of 2002', and this had the inevitable result of the lack of appropriate funds for the purpose of election reform until it was a mite too late. The Act that ensures the equality of education for all the children of the United States of America was also not implemented
Minor's Constitutional Rights courts have recognized some Constitutional rights for students attending public schools that school officials need to be aware of. Even though, school officials have been given the right to control student conduct on school grounds, school officials can cross the line when it comes to student rights. The Supreme Court case Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding (2009) is a prime example of school officials crossing the
Student Searches, Free Speech & Expression, and Privacy in the Wired Age Student searches and in-school discipline for off-campus conduct Free Speech and Expression on and off campus Privacy in the wired age on and off campus. (Facebook, twitter, myspace, blogs, cellphones) What are a students' constitutional rights when it comes to searches and seizures, on and off campus discipline, free speech, expression, and privacy in the wired age when on and off campus?
In the case of Bowers v. Hardwick the United States Supreme Court failed to strike down Georgia's sodomy laws, as they applied to homosexuals, because rather than treat the matter as one of privacy rights, the court instead viewed the case from the perspective of whether there existed within the United States and its traditions, a right to engage in homosexual activity. In the Supreme Court's opinion, privacy in this
Constitutional, Legal and Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Police abuse remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. The excessive use of force by police officers, including unjustified shootings, severe beatings, fatal chokings, and rough treatment, persists because overwhelming barriers to accountability make it possible for officers who commit human rights violations to escape due punishment and often to repeat their offenses. Police or
Eleven Literature Reviews Attempt to Show and Support the Hypothesis: These series of articles explain the history behind random drug-testing as well as the origins behind its support. In an article by James E. Ryan (2000), cases handled by the Supreme Court are examined in order to understand the rights of students in regards to policies. The literature goes on to state the Court has formed a body of rules
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