SAC School Law and Policy Compliance

Question 1

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the document that outlines a student's special education services, goals, and placement is called the:

Accepted Answer

Individualized Education Program (IEP)

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Section 504 Plan

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Response to Intervention (RtI) plan

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Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

Question 2

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) primarily protects:

Accepted Answer

Students' education records from unauthorized disclosure

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Teachers' personnel files from public disclosure

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School board meeting minutes from FOIA requests

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Principals' salary information from parent access

Question 3

A student is suspended for 10 days. Under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment, as interpreted in Goss v. Lopez (1975), the school must minimally provide the student with:

Accepted Answer

Written charges and an opportunity to tell their side of the story before removal

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A formal hearing before a neutral arbitrator and legal counsel

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A jury of peers review before suspension is imposed

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A 30-day written notice to parents prior to any disciplinary action

Question 4

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in programs that:

Accepted Answer

Receive federal financial assistance

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Are classified as extracurricular or athletic only

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Serve students enrolled in grades 9–12 exclusively

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Operate under state charter authorization

Question 5

Which legal standard governs whether school officials can search a student's belongings under the Fourth Amendment, as established in New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)?

Accepted Answer

Reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts

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Beyond a reasonable doubt

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Preponderance of the evidence

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Probable cause and a search warrant

Question 6

A school receives a complaint alleging a hostile educational environment based on race. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the school's obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Promptly investigate the complaint, take corrective action if substantiated, and prevent recurrence

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Refer the complaint to the local police department for investigation

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Document the complaint and take no action unless it reaches the courts

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Respond only if the harassing student is an adult