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Lau V. Nichols 1974

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Juanita Ornelas

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  • "Laws and Court Cases." Laws and Court Cases. Http://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/National_Origin_Desegregation/Laws_and_Court_Cases/, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2012.
  • "Lau v. Nichols." Lau v. Nichols. Cornell Univirsity School Law, 10 Dec. 1973. Web. 18 Dec. 2012.

Lau V. Nichols 1974

By:Juanita Ornelas

Significance

  • The supreme Court found that the chinese-speaking students were receiving fewer benefits of the public education than compared to English-speaking peers. it was discrimination to treat people differently, but equally to treat people the same even if they were different.
  • This case was the beginning of setting higher standards in educating English Language Learners.

Who were the parties in this case?:

The civil rights case was the result of students of Chinese ancestry against the San Francisco Unified School District in California. the students felt they were not given an opportunity to be successful in the public school system because they did not speak English. Attorney Edward Steinman represented Kinney Timmon Lau and Approximately 1,800 Chinese-American students.

Related Cases

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  • Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)
  • Civil Rights Act (1964)
  • Doe vs. Plyler (1982)
  • Gomez vs. Illinois (1987)

My Opinion

The teachers at that school were doing the wrong thing by not teaching or helping the students. They should of been given more attention because they didn't understand or speaked English.

Decision

Facts:

  • The decision was delivered by Justice William O. Douglas on January 21, 1974.
  • The Court of Appeals reasoned that "every student brings to the starting line of his educational career different advantages and disadvantages caused in part by social, economic and cultural background, created and continued completely apart from any contribution by the school system"; 83 F.2d 497.
  • The students felt they were being discriminated against because of their national origin. they were expected to fallow along and learn, but they didn't know English well enough to understand.
  • The students also believed the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment was being violated

Citations

  • Crawford, Jane. "Lau v. Nichols." Language Policy. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2012.
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