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Societal Injustices
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Racial segregation laws went into effect meaning Jim Crow laws were legitimized. Separate train cars for people of different color, different lavatories. This somehow means "Separate but equal". This means that students are legally separated because of skin color. -
Brown v. The Board of Education
Brown v. The Board of Education basically ruled out segregation in terms of education. The plaintiffs that originally segregated people of color in schools violated the 14th amendment. This is the liberation of segregation in education and skin color isn't separated anymore. -
Title IX
The implement of Title IX meant that there wouldn't be sex discrimination when it came to admission, financial aid, athletics, student services and more. Title IX also prohibits sexual assault. If an institution doesn't comply with these rules federal agencies can terminate financial assistance. Women were the main victims of this. Now with "Title IX" women cannot be discriminated against for playing sports. -
Plyler v. Doe
Class action lawsuit filed by school kids which made it so states cannot deny access to public education to undocumented immigrants. This is a violation of the 14th amendment as well. Undocumented children are now allowed to get a free education. They shouldn't have been getting punished for something out of their control. -
Board of Education v. Rowley
Amy Rowley was a deaf student in a New York school. Her parents complained that she was not given the same education as the non deaf students so they explained how Amy needed an interpreter. The state decided that it was unrealistic to provide an interpreter for Amy as it wouldn't benefit her education anymore. -
Washington v. Seattle School District no.1
This case challenged mandatory busing for schools desegregation. This was a violation of the protection clause of the 14th amendment. -
Derolph v. State (OH)
Ohio schools funding was coming from property taxes. Plaintiffs argued that this way of funding was unconstitutional as it didn't provide adequate resources for a quality education. The court ordered the state to find a new way for funding. -
Chipman v. Grant County School District
Two high school female seniors were denied access to the National Honors Society (NHS). They were denied because they were pregnant. This is a violation of "Title IX" male students were involved in the same activities button denied access.