ViterboUniversity
LaCrosse,WI
EducationalLeadershipProgram
LegalAspectsofEducation
EDUC638
CollaborativeProject#2
Chapter
#2
GroupMembers:
EricTande,JeremyHansen,MichaelJohnson
KeyIssues:
Federallegislationandschoolchoice
Copyright
Grading
EducationalMalpractice
Examplesofteachersandchildrenwhichcreatedtheissues
Studentsunabletoreadafter3rdgrade
Publicdisplayofunauthorizedmaterials
Gradereductionsfornonacademicreasons
Studentsclaimacademicinjury
AdditionalCourtCases
Hornevs.Flores,2009,ArizonaELLFundingCase
OswassoIndependentSchoolDistrictvs.Falvo,2002,Grading
EncyclopediaBritannicaEducationalCorp.vs.Crooks,542F.Supp.1156(W.D.N.Y.1982),
Copyright
Rossvs.CreightonUniversity,1990,EducationalMalpractice
Hoffmanvs.BoardofEducation,410N.Y.S.99(1978),EducationMalpractice
SimilaritiesandDifferencesBetweenCourtCases
FundingforELLinstructionwaslessthancostneeded
Studentsgradingeachotherspapersandcallingoutscores
CopiedEncy.Brit.filmsanddistributedthemwithinseveraldistrictswithoutlicense
RossclaimedhewasforcedtoattendCreightononbasketballscholarship,scored9onACT
Hoffmanclaimedthatduetospeechdefect,studentwasplacedinCDclassfor11years(IQ
between90and94)
Questionstotheclass
ShouldthedistrictfunnelmorefundingintoELLeducation?
Isstudentgradingandcallingoutscoresaprivacyviolation?
Howwideisuseforeducationbeforeyoucrossthelineofcopyrightinfringement?
DidRossfallintoadepressivestatebecausehewasillpreparedforCreightonUniversity?
Whataretheconsequencesforadistrictwhencontraryevidenceisignoredandwrongful
placementismade?