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PRE-ASSESSMENT: SCHOOL LAW Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1.
In what state did Horace Mann begin the Common School Movement?
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Pennsylvania
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
2.
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public facilities,
including schools, that infamously came to be known as “separate but equal”?
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Tinker v. Des Moines
Brown v. Board of Education
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
Plessy v. Ferguson
3.
Which subgroup of students must schools support when using Title I funding to provide supplemental
academic programs?
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Native Students
Limited English proØciency students
Students with disabilities
Economically disadvantaged students
4.
Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution limits the practice of religion in schools?
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First Amendment
14th Amendment
25th Amendment
21st Amendment
5.
Which types of meetings are subject to state open meeting laws known as sunshine laws?
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School board meetings
Collective bargaining meetings
Administrative meetings
Budget meetings
6.
What are state legislative bodies responsible for?
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Extracurricular offerings
Course offerings
School district administrative assignments
Requirements for student graduation
7.
Which type of educational law has inÙuenced how a school district develops their programs for English
learners?
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Case law
Tort law
State statutes
Common law
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8.
Which school board practice is often used as a means of ensuring or ignoring the ruling that “separate but
equal” is unconstitutional?
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Magnet schools
Charter schools
School attendance zones
School choice
9.
Which testing school practice was inÙuenced by Brown v. Board of Education
?
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Testing accommodations for students
Standardized testing for students
Subgroup data analysis of testing results
Differing testing standards
10.
What would be the purpose of changing school zone boundaries?
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Desegregation of school busing
Technology grants
Magnet charters
Desegregation of schools
11.
Which legal directive was violated when students with disabilities were placed in separate schools?
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14th Amendment
Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education
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Plessy v. Ferguson
12.
What is the motivation for communities seceding from school districts?
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Establishing new school boundaries
Keeping status quo
Exerting local control of schools
Circumventing integration
13.
Which amendment does the Lemon test determine violation of?
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Fourth Amendment
First Amendment
17th Amendment
Second Amendment
14.
Which legal precedent is used by some states for the use of public funds to purchase textbooks for students in
parochial schools?
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No Child Left Behind Act
Child beneØt theory
Separation of church and state
Every Student Succeeds Act
15.
Which law provides protection to students who choose to kneel during the Pledge of Allegiance?
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Equal Access Act
Equal Protection Clause
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Establishment Clause
First Amendment
16.
Which law would allow a student worship club to hold after school meetings on a high school campus, given
the school has a limited open forum?
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
First Amendment
Establishment Clause
Equal Access Act
17.
A rural elementary school allows a moment of meditation during the Ørst period of the day. Some students
engage in a silent prayer during this period. Teachers express concern that this period promotes prayer in
school.
Based on case law surrounding prayer in schools, how should the administrator respond?
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End the meditation period because it promotes religion.
Continue using the meditation period but discourage students from
praying during it.
Continue using the meditation period as is since it is not designed to
promote religion.
End the meditation period because it makes teachers uncomfortable.
18.
Which action do local authorities have the right to take when states maintain control over curriculum in
public schools?
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Provide additions to curriculum beyond those required by the state
Delete or modify areas of the state curriculum where they deem
necessary
Provide whichever curriculum they choose under federal law
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Request a waiver from state curriculum requirements
19.
What did the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lau v. Nichols
require of public schools?
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That they provide supplemental language instruction to students with
limited English proØciency
That they hold private language lessons after-hours for students
with limited English proØciency
That they provide equal access to educational programs for students with
limited English proØciency
That they exempt students with limited English proØciency from state
standardized assessments written in English
20.
Which U.S. Supreme Court case established that schools must provide supplemental supports to
English learners?
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Lau v. Nichols
Brown v. Board of Education
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Tinker v. Des Moines
21.
Which criterion did
Castañedav. Pickard
set for educational programs targeting English learners?
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Programs must be based on research.
Programs must use native language materials.
Programs must occur in separate classrooms.
Programs must assess student progress on a weekly basis.
22.
What is the Tinker test often used for?
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To develop discipline policies
To determine a violation of First Amendment rights
To develop dress code policies
To determine time and place restrictions
23.
A group of students wore shirts with political messages displayed on them. The principal received several
complaints from parents that evening who demanded they be banned from wearing clothing with political
messages that could be viewed as offensive or insensitive to speciØc groups of students at the school.
Which court case ruling should the principal apply in deciding whether to ban students from wearing clothing
with political messages?
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Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
T.L.O. v. New Jersey
Tinker v. Des Moines
Canady v. Bossier Parish School Board
24.
Which student rights were found to be violated In the landmark case of T.L.O. v. New Jersey
?
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Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Peaceful assembly
Unreasonable search and seizure
25.
A high school principal gets an anonymous call that several students at the school are members of rival
neighborhood gangs and that tension has severely escalated over the weekend. The individual is afraid
that the conÙict will carry into school on Monday morning and gun violence could ensue. Since the caller did
not provide speciØc names of students, the principal decided to call the local police department for assistance
in searching every student with metal detectors prior to entering the school for the next week. Several
parents began calling saying that their child was not involved in any of this and that forcing them to go
through a metal detector search was a violation of their Fourth Amendment rights.
What response should the principal provide in reaction to the parent complaints?
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The principal will consider alternative means of ensuring safety to avoid
violating the Fourth Amendment rights of all students not involved.
The principal will conduct an investigation to determine which speciØc
students are involved and only search them.
The students of the parents who called will be not be searched given their
parents have veriØed their non-involvement.
The use of metal detectors does not violate student Fourth Amendment
rights when the element of danger is adequate and justiØed.
26.
During lunch, an assistant principal is approached by several students stating that they saw another student
with a knife in his locker. After searching the student’s locker, no knife was found. Considering that student
lockers are explicitly stated as the personal property of students in the school’s handbook, the student’s
parents were upset that the search took place and complained that the school violated their child’s Fourth
Amendment rights. They continued that they believe the assistant principal only searched his locker due to hi
history of discipline issues and his label as a “problem student.”
Which assessment of the school’s actions is accurate in relation to the student’s Fourth Amendment rights?
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The school was in violation of the student’s Fourth Amendment rights
since the assistant principal did not afford the student due process under
the law.
The school was in violation of the student’s Fourth Amendment rights
since lockers are considered the personal property of students.
The school did not violate the student’s Fourth Amendment rights due to
reasonable suspicion.
The school did not violate the student’s Fourth Amendment rights due to
the student’s history of discipline issues.
27.
When is procedural due process applied during student discipline?
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When the student receives a disciplinary measure
When the student is made aware of charges
After the student completes the disciplinary action
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When the school notiØes the parent
28.
During a high-stakes, state mathematics exam, a classroom teacher observed a student looking at the answer
of another student. The student glanced back and forth at the screen and changed several answers on the
test.
What must the school administrator do prior to suspending the student?
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Review the school board’s policy on cheating to determine the
consequence
Hold a conference with the student’s parents
Conduct a thorough investigation of the alleged incident
Remind all students about the danger of cheating on exams
29.
The principal at an elementary school is called to the cafeteria to address reports of a student stealing money
from a peer. The accused has had many discipline issues in the past, one of which was stealing. The principal
interviews four students who reported that the accused student was asking for money to get snacks in the
morning, which led them to believe the student did not have enough money to purchase snacks. Although the
students did not actually witness the student taking the money, they saw the student with snacks right before
it was discovered that the money was missing. Based on these statements and the teacher’s statement that
the interviewed students are good and truthful kids, the principal notiØed the student of the accusation and
moved forward to discipline.
Which Fifth Amendment right has the principal not afforded this student?
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Student's right to face accusers
Student's right to know the reason for the discipline
Student's right to parental representation during the process
Student's right to tell own side of the story
30.
In a state where corporal punishment of students by school ofØcials is against the law, a parent offers to
provide written consent to allow the principal to spank her child in lieu of suspension. The child frequently
misbehaves, and the parent is frustrated with the child’s misbehavior and cannot afford to continue providing
child care when he is suspended or take off work to attend conferences with the principal and teacher.
Which response to the parental request is appropriate?
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Notify the parent that written consent must be notarized and include a
provision that waives her right to sue.
Notify the parent that corporal punishment is against the law in their
state, even if a parent provides consent.
Notify the parent that she must request a meeting with the
superintendent to discuss the matter and gain permission to allow
corporal punishment of her child.
Notify the parent she will have to present her issues to the local board of
education for approval prior to providing written consent.
31.
Two students at a high school get into a physical ﾘght during lunch, and one student suffered a concussion. As
a result of the injury, the principal decides to expel the student who caused the injury for the rest of the
semester. The student argues that the injury was not intentional and that he was not the aggressor and only
acted in self-defense.
What is the appropriate next step given the length of the proposed expulsion and the student’s defense
claim?
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Investigation by local law enforcement
Formal hearing
Less severe consequence
Collection of medical records documenting the extent of the injury
32.
A local high school junior disclosed to her counselor that a peer had been sending her vulgar and
inappropriate texts via a messenger application. She reported that the texts included cruel references to her
appearance and speciﾘcally stated various things that would happen if she shared this information with
others.
What is the appropriate action for the counselor to take?
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Tell the student that it is a law enforcement issue and call the police
Inform administration and begin the formal cyberbullying investigation
process
Call the parents of the accused student to tell them to monitor the
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Encourage the student to address the accused herself in order to build
conﾘdence
33.
A student at a large high school shared with the assistant principal several posts on social media by another
student. The posts used derogatory comments about the student’s sexual orientation and appearance. After
reviewing the posts, the assistant principal did not follow through with an investigation into the incidents.
How does Title IX deﾘne the assistant principal’s response?
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Negligent action
Deliberate indifference
Plausible deniability
Unintentional bias
34.
A parent questions the contents of a student’s educational record. While at the school, the parent is asked to
sign a document requesting access to all documents. At that time, the parent is notiﾘed that the principal,
assistant principal, and school psychologist have access to the records. The parents can see the records have
been signed out on three different occasions with only the date and time of access. The parent asks for a
hearing to challenge the material in the record.
Which aspect of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) has been violated in this scenario?
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Challenge of the materials must be in writing
Access to student records must be identiﾘed by title of staff members
School psychologist does not have access to school records
Parent cannot obtain records without prior written notiﾘcation
35.
Using a key to grade student ﾘnal exams, a teacher records the grades into a gradebook. Under the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the student and parents make requests to view the information
in the ﾘnal exam key, gradebook, and teacher evaluation.
Based on FERPA, which item is accessible to the parent?
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Grades for their own child
Teacher evaluation
Final exam key
Final exam
36.
Which complaints must an administrator swiftly address related to Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972?
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High school coach inappropriately touching players
Teacher leaving elementary-aged students unsupervised during restroom
breaks
High school coach requiring players to participate in prayer before each
game
Students being spanked as discipline for misbehavior
37.
A student refuses to change in the locker room before physical education class with other students and
reveals to school administration that the discomfort stems from not identifying as the same gender of the
students in that locker room.
According to federal administrative guidance, which action could the administrator take to remedy the
situation?
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Provide an alternative location for the student to change
Hold an informational session for students about transgender rights
Allow the student to participate in the class without having to change
Require the student to change in the locker room
38.
A transgender student approaches the school principal with a complaint. All teachers refer to the student
using the preferred pronoun except for one. The student expresses that this is a Title IX issue and insists the
teacher be removed from her position.
Based on this scenario, what might the principal do next?
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Conﾘrm the teacher understands which pronoun to use
Place the teacher on temporary leave
Open a DASA investigation based on teacher-student bullying
Change the student’s schedule to avoid the problem teacher
39.
Applicants are asked to provide their religious afﾘliation during an organization's interview process.
When is this application question permissible?
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If the applicant is not required to profess a particular faith
When the organization is a private religious organization
If the question is required by all applicants
When the question is optional
40.
A staff member wears a large gold cross around her neck. The principal considers whether the cross should be
allowed to be worn at school.
What threshold might the principal consider with regard to the necklace?
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If there is a dress code at the school
If the cross promotes a particular belief
If the cross can be hidden from view
If the cross is a religious symbol
41.
A small suburban school district allows multiple student after school activities, including sports and academic
clubs. Because the school does not have the minimum number of athletes to compete, the teams are strictly
intramural. The school requires drug testing of all participants in these activities.
Under what parameters is this drug testing allowed under federal privacy laws?
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Only student athletes can be subject to drug testing.
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All extracurricular activities can be subject to drug testing.
Drug testing can only be done based on random sampling.
Drug testing can be required for any student who is a minor.
42.
A second-year teacher in a small, rural school district continues to struggle with classroom management. The
principal has provided ongoing feedback to this teacher regarding deﾘciencies and has completed both
informal and formal evaluations. After the most recent evaluation, the teacher has earned an “ineffective”
rating, which is the lowest on the district’s scale.
What must the principal do prior to non-renewal of the teacher's contract?
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Create specialized professional development opportunities targeted to
support classroom management and ensure that the teacher completes
them.
Provide an opportunity to create an improvement plan and document
steps the teacher has completed to remedy the deﾘciencies.
File a complaint with the local teacher’s union citing the deﾘciencies the
teacher has in the classroom, particularly with classroom management.
Work with the human resources department in the school district to
create just cause for the teacher to be non-renewed.
43.
An employee adopts a child and requests FMLA to be used at the end of one school year and the beginning of
the next.
What is the best legal action for administration based on this scenario?
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Deny the leave because the child is adopted
Approve the leave based on FMLA
Deny the second half of the leave request
Approve the leave as unpaid personal time
44.
A teacher, who is an open lesbian, repeatedly applied for assistant principal positions within her
school district only to be passed over for other candidates. The teacher ﾘled a discrimination complaint
against the school district claiming she did not receive a position due to her sexual orientation.
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What is the legal basis for the teacher's complaint?
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Equal Protection Clause
Freedom of Expression Clause
Equal Pay Act of 1963
45.
In a small conservative school district, it was discovered that a recently hired teacher at the elementary
school identiﾘes herself as transgender and is planning to soon undergo a medical sex change. Once the schoo
board heard this, they moved to terminate the teacher and cited immorality as the cause as her presence
and openness with her sexual identity is an endangerment to her students.
Which equal protection under the law is the teacher being denied?
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None, since she is being ﾘred for immorality that endangers the students
Protection against sex discrimination
Protection of her First Amendment rights of freedom of expression
Protection against sexual harassment
46.
A school district is facing severe budget cuts for the upcoming school year. As part of their cost saving
measures, the school board voted to implement a 3% reduction in instructional staff. Each elementary school
was provided with criteria for reduction based on a formula of teacher performance on the district’s
evaluation tool.
What is the administrator’s ﾘrst responsibility in this process?
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To inform the staff about who will be affected by the reduction in force
To follow the school board policy for identifying faculty for termination
To tell parents that the teaching faculty will be reduced
To choose the best teaching staff to remain employed
47.
The principal sends an email to a staff member directing that member to attend a meeting to discuss parent
concerns and classroom management issues. The teacher does not attend the meeting.
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What must the principal prove to charge the teacher with insubordination?
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That the principal has the authority to direct the teacher
That the directive was received and understood
That harm resulted from the violation
That the teacher has a history of insubordination
48.
A high school principal receives a report from several students that they witnessed two teachers engaged in
sexual conduct at school during school hours.
Which action will the principal have to perform before recommending termination of the teachers to the
school board?
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Place the teachers on administrative leave.
Conduct an investigation that provides due process to the teachers.
Investigate the character of the reporting students to see if they are
trustworthy.
Ask the teachers to take a polygraph test.
49.
A middle school assistant principal is known for frequently hugging teachers, students, and parents as well as
putting his arm around their shoulders and standing in close proximity during conversations. He has served as
assistant principal at the school for many years, was a teacher in the school district prior to, and grew up in the
community, so everyone knows him and dismisses these behaviors as part of his personality. A newly hired
teacher at the school feels very uncomfortable when the assistant principal acts this way towards her. She
makes this very clear to him and asks him to no longer touch or hug her. The assistant principal dismisses the
teacher’s concern and request as her just not being familiar enough with him yet and continues to hug and
touch her, just as he does everyone else.
Which type of liability is the assistant principal subjecting himself to in this situation?
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Intentional tort liability
Negligence tort liability
Defamation tort liability
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False imprisonment tort liability
50.
Several athletes on the girls' volleyball team have reported to the principal that their male coach may be
having an inappropriate relationship with one of the players. The season is almost over, and the volleyball
team is considered a favorite to win the state championship. As a result, when the principal brought these
reports to the attention of the superintendent, it was decided to wait until the end of the season to launch an
investigation to address this matter.
What legal jeopardy is the school system exposed to from this decision?
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Negligence tort liability
Intentional tort liability
Defamation
Sex discrimination
51.
While conducting a hands-on science lab with seventh-grade students, the teacher receives a personal phone
call. The teacher quickly stepped out of the classroom to chat brieﾙy on the phone and asked an honor’s
student to watch the class. In the short period while the teacher was in the hallway, two students held paper
towels to the Bunsen burners, causing a ﾘre on the tabletop. In the process, the students suffered intense
burns on their palms.
Why could the teacher be found negligent in this situation?
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The actions of the students were foreseeable.
While away, the teacher assumed that an honor’s student could maintain
the safety of the classroom.
The students did not understand the dangers associated with the
experiment.
The science lab protocols were not followed.
52.
Two students at a middle school started a rumor online that their teacher had been inappropriately touching
students at their school. The rumor spread quickly, and the teacher was nicknamed, “Mr. Creepy” on various
social media. After a thorough investigation, the teacher was cleared of any allegations; however, he resigned
from his position at the middle school due to the ordeal.
Which type of tort liability could result from the girls’ actions?
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Defamation tort liability
Intentional tort liability
Negligence tort liability
Battery tort liability
53.
Which legal document spells out any changes to the curriculum, assistive technology, additional time on tests
classroom accommodations, or additional staff needed to meet the educational objectives of a student with a
disability?
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504 plan
Individualized Education Program
Behavior intervention plan
Performance improvement plan
54.
What is the formal way for parents of students with disabilities to resolve disputes with schools and school
districts regarding their child’s education?
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IEP meeting
Due process
Notice of intent
Evaluation meeting
55.
What must the IEP team determine at an eligibility meeting?
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That a student has demonstrated educational needs through response to
intervention progress monitoring
That a student needs accommodations and supports to be successful in
the general education setting
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That a student has a qualiﾘed disability, signiﾘcant educational concerns,
and needs that general education program cannot meet without
specialized supports
That a student has a qualiﾘed disability and demonstrates a need for
specialized instruction in a separate setting
56.
Which person is always a required member of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) team?
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Principal
Special educator
Student
School nurse
57.
What do the procedural safeguards explain to guardians of students with disabilities?
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Recommended accommodations and modiﾘcations based on disability
Rights, protections, and due process during the evaluation and IEP
process
Assessment, evaluation, and progress monitoring processes for student
needs
Protections in place for students to receive appropriate services when
transitioning grades or schools
58.
Which group is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)?
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Diabetic individuals
Pregnant women
Individuals addicted to illegal drugs
Individuals with sexual behavior disorders
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59.
Which accommodation scenario would be required by the Americans with Disabilities Act?
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A scribe for a student with a broken hand
A ramp for a student in a wheelchair
A screen reader in a computer class for a student with a visual impairment
A science test read aloud for a student with a reading disability
60.
What portion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), adopted and updated in 2010, requires that all
construction and alternation of public accommodation buildings, commercial facilities, and state and local
government facilities ensure access to the built environment to people with disabilities, enforceable by law?
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Title V – Miscellaneous Provisions
The Standards for Accessible Design
Title IV – Telecommunication
Section 504
61.
Which comprehensive declaration of equality for people with disabilities prohibits discrimination in
employment, public service, public accommodations, and telecommunication?
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Rehabilitation Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
Civil Rights Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
62.
Which issue was at the center of several court cases that prompted Congress to pass the ADA Amendments
Act of 2008, which effectively overturned the court decisions?
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The scope of protections in schools
The narrow deﾘnition of disability
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The broad deﾘnition of public service
The exclusion of remote employee protections
63.
What do 504 plans provide for students with disabilities?
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Accommodations to allow access to the regular curriculum
Individualized special education services to meet student needs
Modiﾘcations to the curriculum and instruction to meet student needs
Access to an alternative educational setting with staff specialized in
adaptive services
64.
What does a 504 plan provide to a student with disabilities?
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Reasonable accommodations to access the learning environment
Detailed educational supports, including specialized instruction
Speciﾘc interventions within the general education setting
Individualized Education Programs within public schools
65.
What did the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protect under Section 504?
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Discrimination against people with disabilities
Access to education for people with disabilities
Rights to education for people with disabilities
Inclusion in education for people with disabilities
66.
What is a qualifying impairment under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972?
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One that substantially limits one or more basic life activities
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One that does not qualify under IDEA
One that is listed in the 13 speciﾘc disabilities
One that an individual has had since birth
67.
A student receives a series of back surgeries and requires a variety of accommodations to access education
over the next eight months.
Which action should the school take to meet the needs of the student?
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Develop a 504 plan, involving appropriate stakeholders
Develop an IEP, involving appropriate stakeholders
Implement a thorough evaluation with a multidisciplinary team to
determine eligibility
Implement a change in placement, as required by IDEA
68.
Which student disability would be covered in a 504 plan, as opposed to an Individualized Education Program
(IEP)?
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Attention deﾘcit hyperactivity disorder
Autism
Down syndrome
Dyslexia
69.
What is the term for the members of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team that have both an
annual IEP meeting and a triannual review?
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Multidisciplinary team
Response to intervention team
Local education authority
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Child study team
70.
Which service is provided in an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that is a major difference from a 504
plan?
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Changes to the curriculum
Extended time on tests
Home set of textbooks
Peer notetaker
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