Ms. Mac's U.S. History
  • Welcome To Ms. Mac's Class
    • Class Syllabus
    • Class Calendar
  • World History
    • Industrial Revolution
    • French Revolution
    • Haitian Revolution
    • World War I
    • Russian Revolution to Soviet Union
    • Chinese Revolution
    • World War II in Europe
  • U.S. History
    • Pre-Columbian America and The Columbian Exchange >
      • Pre-Contact America: Clovis Points
      • Pre-Contact America: Buffalo Hunts and Whaling
      • Pre-Contact America: Cahokia-The Corn People
      • Christopher Columbus
    • Colonial Era >
      • Juan Cabrillo and the San Salvador
      • Jamestown
      • Pilgrims, Puritans and Colonial Wars
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Anti-Slavery Literature
      • Early American Military History
    • Founding Era >
      • American Revolution >
        • Declaration of Independence
        • The Continental Soldier
        • Rappin' the Revolution
        • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Constitution >
        • Constitutional Convention
        • Bill of Rights
        • School Court Cases
        • COTUS Booklet
    • Slavery >
      • Virginia Slave Laws
      • Frederick Douglass
      • Atlantic Slave Trade and Antislavery Art and Poetry
    • Western Expansion >
      • Lewis and Clark >
        • Native Americans
        • Members of Corps of Discovery
        • Jefferson's Vision
        • Mind of Lewis and Clark
        • Corps of Discovery
        • Ethnography
        • Scientific Discoveries
        • Adventures
    • American Civil War >
      • Introducing, Mr. Lincoln >
        • Lincoln's Daily Life in Washington
        • Lincoln Essential Questions
        • Understanding Lincoln
        • Gettysburg Address and Henry V
        • Lincoln-Douglas Debates
      • Civil War Simulation >
        • Massachusetts 54th
        • Berdan Sharpshooters
        • Irish Brigades
        • Zouaves
        • Calvary
        • Artillery
    • Reconstruction and Greater Reconstruction
    • Gilded Age
    • World War I in America
    • Great Depression
    • WWII in the Pacific
    • Cold War
    • Vietnam War
  • Special Projects
    • Bayard Wilkeson Project
    • Ford's Theatre Oratory Project
    • National History Day
    • Hamilton! Lesson Using the Broadway Show >
      • Rappin in the Classroom
      • Founding Fathers on Broadway!
      • Hamilton Traveling Exhibit Activities
      • Hamilton Sign Up!
    • 9/11 History versus Memory
    • The South in American History
    • Books of Study >
      • McCullough's 1776
      • Ambrose's Undaunted Courage
    • Digital History
    • Distance Learning for ALL >
      • U.S. History-Spring 2020 >
        • April 13th-17th
        • April 20th-24th
        • April 27th-May 1st
        • May 4th-May 8th
        • May 11th- May 15th
        • May 18th-May 22nd
      • World Cultures-Spring 2020 >
        • April 13th-17th
        • April 20th-24th >
          • Marshall Plan
        • April 27th-May 1st >
          • The Kitchen Debate
        • May 4-8
        • May 11-15
        • May 18-May 22
    • Facing Crisis Head On
  • Contact

School Court Cases

"If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States." - John Roberts

Tinker vs. DesMoines School District

Case: The United States is involved in a controversial war. To show their opposition to the war, two students wear black armbands to their public school, even though the school has a policy against wearing them. School officials say the policy against armbands is to avoid arguments or fights between students who support the war and those who oppose the war.
Issue: Do the students have the right to wear black armbands to school? Why or why not?
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West Virginia Board of Education vs. Barnette

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Case: Students at a certain public school start each day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. One student refuses to recite the pledge because her religious beliefs do not allow it. Because of her refusal, she is expelled for not following school rules.
Issue: Do students have the right to refuse to recite the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?

New Jersey vs. TLO

Case: A high school student is caught smoking cigarettes in a public school’s bathroom. The vice principal searches her purse and finds cigarettes and rolling papers, which are associated with marijuana use. The principal then searches the purse more thoroughly, finding marijuana and evidence that the student was dealing marijuana. School authorities call the police, and the state brings charges against the student.
Issue: Do public school students have the right to be protected against having their belongings searched by a principal? Why or why not?
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Board of Education vs. Earls

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Case: A public school district requires all middle and high school students to submit to drug testing before they are allowed to participate in extracurricular activities, including sports teams, that are sponsored by the school district. When two students refuse to take the drug test, they are barred from participating in after-school activities.
Issue: Do students have the right to refuse to take the drug test and still participate in after-school activities? Why or why not?
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