Deck 9: Teachers, Ethics, and the Law

Question 1

The Fourteenth Amendment deals with which of the following?

A) Who is a citizen of the United States
B) Equal protection of the law
C) Due process
D) The right to bear arms
E) Search and seizure
F) A speedy public trial
G) Who is a citizen of the United States, equal protection of the law, and due process
H) The right to bear arms, search and seizure, and a speedy public trial

Answer 1

G

Question 2

Which of the following is the best definition of case law?

A) The legal precedents that judges create in their written opinions when they decide legal cases
B) Laws made by the legislature to cover unintended consequences of other acts (as in just in case law)
C) Laws that are made in one state to nullify the effect of laws made in another state ensuring that what is legal in one state is not necessarily legal in another state
D) None are correct

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true concerning tenure, sometimes called continuing contract status?

A) Tenure is a lifetime appointment to teach in a school.
B) Tenure gives one the right to due process before dismissal.
C) Once someone has been granted tenure in a state s/he would automatically have tenure in another state.
D) Tenure will allow a teacher to live outside the district in which he/she resides.
E) All are correct

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is true concerning teaching contracts?

A) State statutes and State Department of Education regulations govern the employment conditions.
B) Generally, the contract is between the teacher and the local school board.
C) Generally, the contract will specify the nature of the job to be performed and the compensation to be paid.
D) Most teaching contracts have a provision for teachers to serve a probationary period.
E) All are correct
F) None are correct

Question 5

Which of the following is the best definition of a tort?

A) A delicate French pastry
B) A civil wrong for which the courts may award damages
C) A right to sleeveless shirts and dresses (the right to bear arms)
D) A mental violation or the threat of such of physical injury
E) None are correct

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true regarding sexual discrimination and harassment of students?

A) Twenty-six percent of all educator misconduct cases involve sexual misconduct.
B) 2,570 educators whose teaching credentials were revoked, denied, surrendered, or sanctioned from 2001 through 2005 followed allegations of sexual misconduct.
C) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that students could recover compensatory and punitive monetary damages for sexual harassment under Title IX.
D) The Supreme Court ruled that students could sue for monetary damages from the school district and persons involved if the school knew about the alleged sexual harassment and failed to adequately respond.
E) All are true
F) None are true

Question 7

Which of the following is permitted under the NEA's Commitment to the Profession?

A) Minor false statements on an professional position application
B) Minor misrepresentation of professional qualifications
C) Assisting a non-educator in the unauthorized practice of teaching
D) Making knowingly false or malicious statements about a colleague
E) None are correct

Question 8

The First Amendment deals with which of the following?

A) Church-state relations
B) Freedom of speech
C) Freedom of the press
D) Peaceful assembly
E) All are correct
F) None are correct

Question 9

Which of the following statements are true concerning teachers' rights to free speech?

A) The Supreme Court has concluded that practical reality requires that government, at certain times and under certain conditions, be able to restrict employees' speech in order to fulfill its responsibilities to operate effectively and efficiently.
B) The Supreme Court has decided, however, that a public school teacher or other school employee may be restrained in the exercise of speech depending on whether it involves a matter of public concern or private concern.
C) While a public employee's speech is protected when speaking out on a matter of public concern, balancing the employee's and state's interests, the First Amendment does not protect a public employee's speech or expression concerning private or personal interest upon matters of public concern.
D) All are true
E) None are true

Question 10

A teaching license may be revoked for

A) Just cause
B) If an individual lacks good moral character
C) For conviction of a felony, moral turpitude, and falsifying teaching credentials
D) If the state adds testing requirements later that a teacher cannot pass
E) All are correct

Question 11

Which of the following is not part of the NEA's Code of Ethics of the Education Profession?

A) The educator shall not unreasonably restrain the student from independent action in the pursuit of learning.
B) The educator shall not unreasonably deny the student access to varying points of view.
C) The educator shall not date a student until that student has reached 18 years of age.
D) The educator shall make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning or to health and safety.
E) All are correct

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not true concerning student dress codes?

A) Advocates for school uniforms cite statistics that show that the incidence of gangs, violence, and crime in schools has dropped dramatically after schools enact compulsory uniform policies.
B) Some students and parents oppose these wardrobe requirements, claiming that the compulsory wearing of school uniforms denies freedom of expression and speech.
C) In Canady v. Bossier Parish School Board (2001), the court ruled that a school's mandatory uniform policy did violate students' First Amendment rights.
D) The court acknowledged that students have a constitutional right to free expression under the First and 14 th Amendments, and a person's choice of clothing can be a constitutionally protected form of expression.
E) All are true
F) None are true

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true concerning teacher dress codes?

A) Requiring a teacher dress code is constitutional
B) Free speech and privacy rights are not violated by a dress code
C) Male teachers can be required to wear ties since teachers are in the classroom with students while male administrators are not in constant contact with students and may not have to wear ties
D) Sleeveless shirts or blouses cannot be banned in a dress code as the Second Amendment allows people to bare arms
E) Requiring a teacher dress code is constitutional and free speech and privacy rights are not violated by that dress code.
F) Male teachers can be required to wear ties since teachers are in the classroom with students while male administrators are not in constant contact with students and may not have to wear ties. Also, sleeveless shirts and blouses cannot be banned in a dress code as the Second Amendment allows people to bear arms.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Schools may regulate the content placed in student newspapers.
B) Schools may discipline students for their speech on the Internet or on websites.
C) Schools may adopt student dress codes.
D) All are true
E) None are true

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true concerning teachers' freedom of religion in schools?

A) A teacher can't be forced to teach something that is in opposition to their religion due to the First Amendment.
B) A teacher must teach only from an "intelligent design" perspective when it is required by the school board or the teacher can be fired for non-fulfillment of duties under contract law.
C) Generally speaking, school boards must reasonably accommodate teachers' observance of religious practices unless it can be proved such accommodation would place undue hardships on the employer and disrupt the learning environment.
D) All are true

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true concerning corporal punishment in schools?

A) A teacher or principal who paddles a child will be found guilty of child abuse in court.
B) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Ingraham v. Wright that corporal punishment was unconstitional.
C) In Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Calswell the court ruled that paddling a student constitutes child abuse.
D) All are true
E) All are false

Question 17

Which best defines the term "ethics"?

A) Criminal charges that can be brought for wrong doing
B) Legal standards by which a profession is governed
C) The rules or the widely accepted standards of practice that govern conduct
D) Your conscience
E) None are correct

Question 18

Which of the following is not true concerning teacher privacy?

A) A teacher's desk, closet, or file cabinet can't be searched without a warrant.
B) Under no circumstances can a teacher be required to take a drug test without a warrant.
C) A teacher cannot be fired for refusing to take a drug test under the reasonable suspicion standard.
D) None are true
E) All are true

Question 19

Which of the following statements is false concerning student records and privacy rights?

A) Students who participate in competitive extracurricular activities can be required to take random drug tests.
B) Teachers have the right to look at any student records.
C) Schools can forbid students from expressing their political views even when the sentiments are silent and not disruptive.
D) All student speech is protected while in school.
E) Students who participate in competitive extracurricular activities can be required to take random drug tests, and schools can forbid students from expressing their political views even when the sentiments are silent and not disruptive.
F) Teachers have the right to look at any student records, and all student speech is protected while in school.

Question 20

Which of the following is the best definition of negligence?

A) A lacy nightgown for women
B) A physical assault
C) Blameworthy conduct that falls short of what a reasonable and prudent person would do to protect others from harm
D) Dereliction of duty

Question 21

Provide at least three important case components of the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.

Question 22

Explain the facts of the Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools case and the outcome of the Court's decision.

Question 23

List and describe at least three circumstances in which students may lose their privacy rights under search and seizure.

Question 24

List and explain at least four reasons that a teaching license can be revoked.

Question 25

List and explain at least three differences between a probationary teacher contract and continuing contract (tenure).

Question 26

List and explain three reasons that a teacher's contract may not be renewed under freedom of speech.