Topic 1:
Read the Case Study “Discrimination and the Interpreter for Deaf Students” on page 243 of your text and answer related discussion questions listed on page 243. Your answers should be numbered and your response to each question should include case citations, statutes/laws, or authority that supports your position. Each answer should contain your understanding of the law, as it relates to the question that has been posed, as well as the legal authority and analysis you used in arriving at your answer. Your answers should be comprehensive and reflect an understanding of the problem presented and the legal resolution and include a minimum of two cites/references. 500 word minimum. APA

CASE STUDIES
Discrimination and the Interpreter for Deaf Students
Ruby Tyler, a member of the United Pentecostal Church, was employed by a school district as an
interpreter and tutor for deaf students. In this capacity, she worked at an elementary school for
one year and at a middle school for two years. During her interpreting, Tyler modified language
she found objectionable or informed students that the speaker had used undesirable language.
The school district developed new guidelines mandating that interpreters convey all information
verbatim. In addition to word-for-word interpretation to hearing impaired students, the district
assigned her to work at the high school. Tyler refused to work at the high school under the new
guidelines and was terminated by the district. She sued, claiming discrimination.
Discussion Questions
1.
Does Tyler have a valid claim of discrimination? Why or why not?
2.
Was the district’s action arbitrary, capricious, or in violation of Tyler’s religious beliefs?
3.
How would you assess Tyler’s refusal to interpret personally objectionable material versus a deaf student’s right to know what is communicated by speakers?
4.
Is Tyler justified in her actions? Why or why not?
5.
Is the district justified in its action? Why or why not?
6.
How would the court likely rule in this case?
7.
What are the administrative implications based on your assessment of this case?
Topic 2:
Read the Case Study “Desegregation- An End to Busing” found on page 326 of your text and answer related discussion questions listed on page 326. Your answers should be numbered and your response to each question should include case citations, statutes/laws, or authority that supports your position. Each answer should contain your understanding of the law, as it relates to the question that has been posed, as well as the legal authority and analysis you used in arriving at your answer. Your answers should be comprehensive and reflect an understanding of the problem presented and the legal resolution and include a minimum of two cites/references.500 word minimum. APA
CASE STUDIES
Desegregation—An End to Busing
An affluent school district wassubject to a court-ordereddesegregation plan involving busing.After receiving the court order recognizing that the district hadachievedunitarystatus, the district decidedto discontinue elementaryschool busing andmove towarda neighborhoodplan thatwouldbussixth-gradersto a middle school. Parentsandcitizenschallengedthe endof elementaryschool busing, alleging that it wouldrecreate segregatedschools.
Discussion Questions
1.Do parentsandcitizenshave a validclaim?
2. Are the district’sactionsdesignedto create segregatedschools?
3. Doesthe district have a right to discontinue elementaryschool busing andimplement a neighborhoodplan after it hasachievedunitarystatus?
4.Didthe district use itsnew statusto engage in de jure segregation? Whyor whynot?
5. How do youthink the court wouldrule in thiscase? Provide a rationale for your response.
6.What are the administrative implicationsof thiscase?