LibGuides: EDC602: Module 2

Module 2 Required Resources

Textbook

Stone, C. B. (2022). Ethics and law: School counseling principles (5th ed.). American School Counselor Association. ISBN: 1929289693

Access this textbook from the Dart eBook page located under the Getting Started module of your course.

Chapter 5: Negligence
- This chapter is designed to help familiarize school counselors with their obligation to students in issues involving the court system, specifically regarding negligence.
Chapter 6: Obligations to School Board Policies and Federal, State, and Case Law
- An informative chapter explores the complexity and basis for justice on which the entire educational and legal systems are founded and the importance of the counselor’s understanding of the nature of the school district’s obligation to the judicial system.
Chapter 9: Sexually Active students
- This chapter deals with the highly sensitive and value-laden issue of sexually active students and examines working with minors around this delicate topic.
Chapter 10: LGBTQ+ Students
- An important chapter discusses the school and college counselor’s leadership and advocacy role in creating a safe and inclusive school environment for LGBTQ+ students.
Chapter 11: Sexual Harassment
- This chapter discusses the role of the U.S. Department of Education for Civil Rights in sexual harassment and dating violence and discusses the elements of the sexual harassment policy and how a policy can be put into practice.

Articles

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Family educational rights and privacy act (FERPA). (n.d.) U.S. Department of Education.
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Read the main points of FERPA here.
FERPA | 34 CFR part 99 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy
FERPA | 34 CFR part 99 - Family educational rights and privacy. (n.d.) U.S. Department of Education.
https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/ferpa
Read the complete FERPA law here.
Opinion of Kamala Harris
Opinion of Kamala Harris. (2011, December 29). CA Attorney General.
https://www.oag.ca.gov/system/files/opinions/pdfs/08-509.pdf
Opinion No. 08-509. Minors' rights to privacy, and confidentiality regarding pregnancy and abortion.

Landmark Cases

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954). (n.d.) National Archives. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1954)
Mendez v. Westminster
Mendez v. Westminster. (1947, April 17). USCourts.gov. http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/general/2017/11/21/Westminster%20School%20Dist.%20of%20Orange%20County%20v.%20Mendez,%20161%20F.%202d%20774%20-%20Circuit.pdf
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the forced segregation of Mexican American students into separate "Mexican schools" was unconstitutional (1947).
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). (n.d). National Archives. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/plessy-v-ferguson
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine (1896).
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. (n.d.). California Department of Education. https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/hs/
Federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of children and youth experiencing homelessness (1987).
AB 9: Seth’s Law: New Tools to Prevent Bullying in California Schools
AB 9: Seth’s law: New tools to prevent bullying in california cchools. (n.d). ALCU Nothern California.
https://www.aclunc.org/sites/default/files/asset_upload_file529_10688_0.pdf
New law that strengthens existing state anti-bullying laws to help protect all California public school students (2012).
Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California
Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California.(n.d.). CaseBriefs.com.
https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/torts/torts-keyed-to-dobbs/the-duty-to-protect-from-third-persons/tarasoff-v-regents-of-university-of-california/
The Supreme Court of California held that mental health professionals have a duty to warn third parties of threats made by a patient (1976).
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969). (n.d.). Bill of Institute. https://billofrightsinstitute.org/e-lessons/tinker-v-des-moines-1969
The U.S. Supreme Court defined First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools, ruling that neither students nor teachers “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,” (1969).
New Jersey v. TLO Case Summary
Fawbush, J. (2021, January 13). New Jersey v. TLO Case Summary. Supreme Find Law. https://supreme.findlaw.com/supreme-court-insights/new-jersey-v--tlo-case-summary.html
The U.S Supreme Court established the standard of reasonableness for searches of students conducted by public school officials in a school environment (1985).