No Animals Allowed on School Grounds: A discussion of how rules and laws are written and interpreted

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No Animals Allowed on School Grounds A
discussion of how rules and laws are written and
interpreted
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What is a law?
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How are Rules Similar to Laws?
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Examples of Laws

• Section 790.169, Florida Statutes
• A law enforcement agency may release for
  publication the name and address of a child who
  has been convicted of any offense involving
  possession of a firearm.

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Examples of Laws

• Section 806.101, Florida Statutes
• Whoever, without reasonable cause, by outcry or
  the ringing of bells, or otherwise, makes or
  circulates, or causes to be made or circulated, a
  false alarm of fire, shall for the first
  conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor of the
  first degree, punishable as provided in s.
  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

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Example of a Rule/ Ordinance

• Section 15-83, Tampa Code of Ordinances
• It is unlawful to deposit or cause to be
  deposited in any parking meter any slug, device,
  metallic or other substitute for a coin of the
  United States of America or to make any attempt
  thereof to defraud the city.

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What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

• The United States Constitution

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What does this mean?

• The Constitution delineates the powers of each
  branch of government.

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The Three Branches of Government

• The Legislative Branch makes the laws

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The Three Branches of Government

• The Executive Branch executes the laws

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The Three Branches of Government

• The Judicial Branch interprets the laws

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What else does Supreme Law of the Land mean?

• Laws enacted by the legislative branch cannot
  conflict with the United States Constitution.

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• If conflict exists, the law will be invalid
• as unconstitutional.

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Consider the following proposed new rule for your
school

• No Animals are Allowed on School Grounds

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What do you think of this rule?
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Ask yourself

• What is the rule intended to accomplish?
• Will the rule create a better school?
• Will the rule keep students safe?

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Ask yourself

• Is the rule reasonable?
• Is it clear and easy to follow?
• What should be the penalty for disobeying the
  rule?

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Ask yourself

• Is the rule fair?
• Can the rule be applied to everyone equally?

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• Break into groups of five. You will serve as
  judges.
• Read each of the following factual patterns.
  Discuss and decide
• Does the fact pattern violate the rule?
• How does the rule apply in each fact pattern?
• If the pattern violates the rule, what discipline
  would you impose if you were the principal?

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Fact pattern 1

• A teacher would like to bring in mice for a
  classroom science project. The mice will be kept
  in a cage.

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Fact pattern 2

• A parent walks her child to school each morning
  with the family dog on a leash. They walk onto
  school grounds to ensure that the child arrives
  safely.

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Fact pattern 3

• A visually impaired student brings her companion
  dog to school to help her move from class to
  class.

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Fact pattern 4

• A student brings a stuffed animal to school for
  show and tell.

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Fact pattern 5

• A police dog enters campus with a police officer
  to investigate a crime.

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Fact pattern 6

• A student brings a frog to school in his lunch
  box to scare other students.

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Fact pattern 7

• A hungry, abandoned dog wanders on campus and a
  student feeds him leftovers from the cafeteria.

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No Animals are Allowed on School Grounds

• What do you think of this rule?

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Review the questions asked earlier

• What is the rule intended to accomplish?
• Will the rule create a better school?
• Will the rule keep students safe?

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• Is the rule fair? Can it be applied to everyone
  equally?
• Should there be exceptions to the rule. If so,
  what?
• Should the rule be written differently? How
  would you rewrite it?

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Here is your opportunity

• Rewrite the rule so that it is
• fair and reasonable
• clear and easy to understand
• Post the rules around the room and discuss

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Consider

• What would life be like in a school, city, or
  country without rules?

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• Would you want to live in a society without
  rules?

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