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The first public high school in the United States, it was in Boston English -
U.S Supreme Court decided on the constitutional of racial segregation. "Separate but Equal". Which separated public places for whites and African Americans. -
U.S Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment. Declaring the separation of education facilities for white and African Americans students was unequal. -
The United States Court ruled that voluntary prayer in public schools violated the United States Constitution's 1st Amendment prohibition of state establishment of religion. -
Some students were wearing black armbands to school to protest against the Vietnam War. They were all suspended, which caused parents to sue the school. The United States Supreme Court ruled that "shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates". They agreed that the First Amendment applied to public schools. -
Protects people from discrimination based on their sex in any educational setting or any activities that receive federal financial assistance. -
The Act required that all public schools take in federal funds that will help provide equal access. To provide an education for children with mental and physical disabilities. -
The court decided that withholding state funds for local school districts that educated students who were illegal or undocumented was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. -
The United States Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for any public school to have a member of the clergy to deliver a prayer at graduation ceremonies.
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Before any football games, a student from Texas high school would address the players and the spectators. During the speech that was said over the loudspeakers usually involved a prayer. The court ruled that it do not violate the First Amendment. -
The Ohio Pilot Scholarship Program allowed certain native families to receive full tuition aid from the state to attend any private or public schools. The United States Supreme court rejected First Amendment challenges to the program. -
A school district in Oklahoma made a policy that required all students who participated in a competitive extracurricular activity that they are required to a urine test. They ruled that it was not violating the 4th Amendment.
