1. Meyer V. Nebraska 1992
Nebraska, along with other states, prohibited the teaching of modern foreign languages to grade school children. Meyer, who taught German in a Lutheran school, was convicted under this law.
-This stood out to me because as a student learning foreign language in school, i found this law to be unfair and inappropriate. Nebraska violated the liberty protected by due process of the Fourteenth Amendment. Liberty means more than freedom from bodily restraint.
2. Abington vs Schempp 1962
This stood out to be because i thought this case was similar to Engel vs Vitale. However the difference was that in this case, it was not voluntary and the students needed parent's note for to excuse themselves from the bible verse reading. i could not agree more with the court's decision that state that the school violate the 1st amendment of the constitution. The Court found such a violation. The required activities encroached on both the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment since the readings and recitations were essentially religious ceremonies and were "intended by the State to be so."
Wisconsin v. Yoder 1971
This is interesting because I am very compelled by Amish culture and their beliefs. I was also wondering if there was a circumstance where majority of nation's youth were Amish and they did not attend high school, would it impact our nations future? I believe that it was unconstitutional for the school to require Yoder to attend school. individual's interests in the free exercise of religion under the First Amendment outweighed the State's interests in compelling school attendance beyond the eighth grade.
Whoa... What amazes me is the first court case. Foreign languages were not allowed to be taught in elementary schools? Futhermore, this case took place in 1992... Not that long ago! I wonder what caused Nebraska, along with the other states, to prohibit the teaching of foreign languages in the first place...
ReplyDeleteI agree with Christine- Meyer v. Nebraska is really surprising! I am confused as to why such a law would exist when to me, it seems to impede the education of kids and violate our right to privacy. At such a modern time, I really can't even students not having the freedom to learn whatever they wanted to learn. To me, this seems to be a basic right. Did this law apply to all foreign languages, or just German? How long was this law in place for?
ReplyDeleteMeyer V. Nebraska 1992
ReplyDeleteI am really surprised that Nebraska prohibited the teaching of foreign languages. I can not begin to understand what harm would come from teaching foreign languages to elementary school children. Also it is a Lutheran school, based on separation of church and state how can Nebraska tell a Lutheran school what they shall not teach. I am also surprised it occurred in 1992 it seems recent for a case of this nature.