Legal Terms 7

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What are the four basic areas covered by Intellectual Property?

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Patents, trademarks, designs, and copyright materials.

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What does the Copyright Act prohibit?

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Unauthorized use of copyrighted material for profit or public display without appropriate payment to or permission from the copyright proprietor.

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What is Educational Malpractice?

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When teachers are either negligent or incapable of providing competent instruction and proper placement and classification of children and their educational needs; any unprofessional conduct or lack of sufficient skill in the performance of professional duties.

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What is Academic Injury?

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When teachers fail or were unable to meet minimal standards of instructional competency.

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What does 'de jure' mean?

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Sanctioned by law.

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What does 'de facto' mean?

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In fact; in reality a state of affairs that is accepted without the sanction of law.

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What is Segregation?

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The separation of one group of people from another through laws or personal discrimination.

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What is Integration?

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The process of bringing together different races of students so that all may enjoy the same educational benefits.

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What is Zoning in the context of education?

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A strategy used by school districts to create desegregated schools.

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What is Funding Disparity?

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Unequal funding of schools based on tax distribution.