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The Separate Car Act required separate railway cars for blacks and whites. Homer Plessy was seven-eighths Caucasian but was considered black under Louisiana law. Plessy participated with the Committee of Citizens in challenging the Act and sat in a "whites only" car of a Louisiana train. At trial they argued that the Act violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments but Plessy was convicted. Its known as one one the worst decisions. -
Based on laws public education was allowed to segregate race. The argument was that such segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Supreme Court case justices ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. -
The New York State Board authorized a voluntary prayer to recite at the start of each school day. A group of parents disagreed and claimed it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Now students cant bring religion into schools. -
Federal civil rights law in Education Amendments that prohibits sex-based discrimination from those who receive Federal financial assistance. Mostly allowing women more participation and support in sports. -
Is a federal Law that requires public schools to provide appropriate educational services for children with disabilities. This law had been expanding though out the years giving many an opportunity to better education -
Nine students from Ohio public school were given 10-day suspensions from school. The principal did not hold hearings before ordering the suspensions. The federal court decided the student's rights had been violated. The case was then appealed to the Supreme Court. -
James Plyler, Independent School District begins charging $1,000 a year for unauthorized immigrant students to attend school there. Justified the decision by Texas law that said it wouldn’t use taxpayer money to educate students who were not “legally admitted” into the United States. In response, four families affected by this new policy sued the school district. Supreme Court sided with the families protected under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. -
A high school student bag was searched in suspect that she had cigarettes. When searching the bag the discovered cigarettes, marijuana, and a list of students who owed T.L.O. money. T.L.O. decided they search her bag against the fourth amendment. T.L.O. was charged with possession of marijuana. The Superior Court denied the motion to suppress evidence. Resulting in why principal can now search our bags.
