PUBLISHED BY
LAW WISE OCTOBER 2019 • ISSUE 2
Coordinators:
ethany J. Roberts, Chair, LRE Committee; B Anne Woods, Public Services Director; Nicolas Shump, Law Wise Editor; & Patti Van Slyke, Journal Editor
Greetings from the Kansas Bar Association (KBA). Welcome to this second edition of Law Wise for the 2019-2020 school year.
IN THIS ISSUE
Justice in Schools Overview............................1 Civil Rights in the Schools................................ 2 Exclusionary Discipline & Civil Rights............. 2 Eviction and Its Impact on Student Performance....................................... 3 Immigration & Family Separation................. 3-4 Lesson Plan 1: Confronting the Parodoxes of an Open Classroom Climate................................ 4 Lesson Plan 2: Sealing Off Social Media Policy in Schools..... 5 Terrific Technology for Teachers....................... 6 iCivics............................................................. 7
Justice in Schools Overview
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nyone who has spent time as a student, teacher or administrator realizes how classrooms and schools serve as microcosms for the world at large. Education occurs both in and outside the classroom in numerous ways. Moreover, teachers and students gain pedagogical benefits from the mere exposure to fellow students and teachers from a variety of cultural, ethnic, gender, linguistic, national and religious backgrounds. For the first time, students might be exposed to classmates who hold vastly different beliefs and lifestyles. Teachers have to organize these various perspectives into a coherent, inclusive and safe space for all—a task much more difficult than it might appear.
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As the United States nears its third decade of the twenty-first century, forces from outside the classroom increasingly disrupt the lives of students and the management of a classroom environment. This issue of Law Wise will explore some of the issues found under the umbrella of Justice. Among some of the issues to be addressed are civil rights, exclusionary discipline, immigration, social justice, social media and student eviction. The United States has asked much of its schools and teachers over the course of its history, and schools continue to meet the challenges put before them. In addition to these topics, this issue hopes to highlight the integral role that schools play in the education and socialization of the young people they serve. n www.ksbar.org/lawwise