Sheff V. O Neill Case Study

Allocation of the state’s resources has shown a concentration in the city schools as a result of the influx of need required from the staff and students. In the Connecticut Constitution, the amendments guarantee citizens to their right to an equal education free of segregation. For the defendants, they presented an argument focused primarily on the interpretation of the Federal Constitution. Justice Peters’ ruled in favor of the plaintiffs due to the inability for the principles of the Federal Constitution to infringe upon the rights guaranteed in Connecticut’s constitution. The state’s knowledge of an existing and increasing social problem placed the responsibility back onto the state to provide adequate relief in a timely manner. In Justice …show more content…
O’Neill case. Due to the controversial nature of the topic, the interpretation of the constitution becomes clouded by the desire of the judicial branch to appease to the moral obligations of their city. In the position of granting the plaintiffs the opportunity for the equal education their constitution guarantees them, I would have no problem siding with the majority opinion. Equity of resources does not stem from the clouts of racial injustice in the community, rather through the evolution of legislative practices carried out by the state of Connecticut. Ramifications for the state’s inability to effectively meet the needs of their constituents requires the assertion of fault on the …show more content…
Often schools with increased poverty rates, as seen in Hartford, are given the unintentional role of disciplinarian over educator. By having the school staff direct the majority of its energy into keeping control over their students, even the most developed curriculums are not introduced to their full extent, delaying student achievement. As a remedy for the issue, an increase in parent involvement is pertinent to the transition to teachers’ increased expectations of students. At the start of every fall, each school should host an open house that provides resources for both the parents and students to become involved in their school and community. An increased involvement could be encouraged by the implementation of a program coined Parents Promise which would offer parents of students in all ages of the school an incentive for completing a minimum amount of volunteer hours within their child’s school. By incentivizing involvement, the school district would be able to provide a two fold benefit to their students while still keeping the economic status of families in mind. After the completion of a set minimum amount of volunteer hours, students of these families would be able to have their student activities fee waived. Parents and guardians would be provided ample opportunities to complete the service hours before, during, and