Practice with Court Cases

Match the following Supreme Court cases and descriptions.

A. The Court ruled that students cannot be suspended without due process.
B. The Court ruled that the state cannot require schools to teach the biblical version of creation.
C. The Court ruled that public school officials cannot require students to recite state-sponsored prayer at the start of each school day, even if the prayer is nondenominational.
D. The Court ruled that students have the First Amendment right of freedom of speech as long as school operations and the opportunity to learn are not disrupted.
E. The Court ruled that a district cannot be held liable under Title IX for a teacher's sexual harassment of a student unless a district official with the authority to take corrective action had actual knowledge of teacher misconduct and was deliberately indifferent.
F. The Court ruled that disciplinary physical force of public school students does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
G. The Court ruled that adult-led prayers at school graduations violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
H. The Court ruled that a teacher can not be dismissed for speaking as a citizen on matters of public concern.
I. The Court ruled that Title IX authorized students who have been sexually harassed by teachers to recover damages from the school district.
J. The Court ruled that school officials have the right to censor school newspapers from speech that is vulgar or profane, poorly written, or biased.