Also known as: schools
Written by attorneys · grounded in primary & secondary sources — see below
An institution of learning and education especially for children.
Sean Steele a law student in a university clinical program represents an indigent client facing eviction. The clinic supplies modest funds for one month of rent and bus passes so the client can attend hearings. The payments qualify under the pro bono exception because they cover only basic living expenses and were not promised before the representation began.
Simon Stern and his wife enroll their daughter in a religious elementary school rather than the neighborhood public school. State officials threaten to fine the parents for noncompliance with compulsory attendance rules. The parents prevail because the state may set educational standards but cannot force every child into public classrooms.
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Seth Shapiro seeks primary custody of his ten-year-old son after the parents separate. The court examines how a move would affect the child's adjustment to his current school and neighborhood friends. Because the child has formed strong ties at the local elementary school the court awards custody to the parent who can keep him in the same district.
Sebastian Santos and other high-school students decline to recite the pledge during morning exercises. School officials suspend them for violating a mandatory participation rule. The students succeed because the First Amendment prohibits the state from compelling affirmation of beliefs through school ceremonies.
Stephen Shaw and his spouse request that their child's school recognize both parents on enrollment forms and field-trip permissions. The district refuses citing its definition of family. A federal court orders recognition because the Constitution protects the couple's marital status and the associated parental rights in school settings.
Solomon Silver a Black elementary student is assigned to a distant school under a district policy of racial separation. Parents file suit seeking admission to the neighborhood school. The Supreme Court holds that segregated public schools violate equal protection and orders the district to admit students without regard to race.
No. The core definition covers any institution of learning especially for children whether maintained by public authorities or by private or religious organizations.
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A lawyer may provide modest gifts for food rent transportation medicine and other basic living expenses when representing an indigent client through a law school clinical program provided the gifts are not promised before retention and the lawyer seeks no reimbursement.
Courts treat the child's adjustment to home school and community as one statutory factor in determining the child's best interest when allocating parental responsibilities.
No. Parents possess a fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their children including the choice of private schooling so long as the state may still impose reasonable educational standards.
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