Free ORELA Practice Questions

Question 1

A fourth-grade teacher has reasonable cause to believe that a student is being physically abused at home. She reports her concern to the principal, who tells her, "Thank you - I'll take it from here." Under Oregon law, the teacher's legal duty to report is:

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Not satisfied, because she must report to the Department of Human Services or law enforcement

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Satisfied, because the principal is also a mandatory reporter and has assumed responsibility

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Satisfied, provided she documents the conversation and confirms the principal filed a report

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Deferred to the principal, who is now responsible for making the report on the school's behalf

Question 2

A high school teacher sees text messages that a colleague sent to a 15-year-old student containing sexual comments about the student's body. Under Oregon law, the teacher should:

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Report to the designated licensed administrator and separately report the suspected abuse to the state

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Report to the designated licensed administrator, whose notification to the state satisfies all obligations

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Report to the Department of Human Services, which supersedes any internal school reporting requirement

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Report directly to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, because the colleague is licensed

Question 3

A district grooming policy prohibits "locs, braided extensions, and other extreme hairstyles." A Black student is told to change her hair or face discipline. Under Oregon law, the policy as applied is:

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Race discrimination, because Oregon law defines race to include protective hairstyles

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Permissible, because the policy is facially neutral and applies to all students equally

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Permissible if the district shows that such hairstyles disrupt the learning environment

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Sex discrimination, because grooming codes are enforced differently against female students

Question 4

A ninth-grade student tells her math teacher that a classmate has been sexually harassing her in the hallway. The teacher is not the Title IX Coordinator and has no authority to discipline students. Under the Title IX regulations currently in effect, the student's disclosure:

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Constitutes notice to the district, because notice to any employee is actual knowledge in K-12

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Does not constitute notice to the district until she reports to the Title IX Coordinator

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Constitutes notice only if the teacher has authority to institute corrective measures for the district

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Does not constitute notice, because a written formal complaint must be filed before duties attach

Question 5

For several weeks a group of students has mocked a classmate about his weight and excluded him from lunch tables. He now avoids the cafeteria and his grades have fallen. Weight is not among the classes protected by Oregon's education discrimination statute. Under Oregon law, this conduct:

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Meets Oregon's definition of harassment, intimidation, and bullying and must be reported

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Falls outside the district's bullying policy for lack of a protected-class basis

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Requires a civil rights investigation conducted by the district's civil rights coordinator

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Should be handled through classroom management rather than the district reporting process

Question 6

At an IEP meeting, a parent argues that the district is legally obligated to provide services that maximize her son's academic potential. Under current federal case law, the district's obligation is to:

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Offer an IEP reasonably calculated to enable progress appropriate in light of his circumstances

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Maximize his academic potential to the greatest extent that district resources reasonably permit

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Provide services conferring an educational benefit that is more than merely trivial

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Ensure that he achieves proficiency at grade level in each core academic subject area

Question 7

Over a weekend, from home and using her own phone, a student posts messages that repeatedly name a classmate and threaten to hurt her. Administrators learn of the posts on Monday. Under Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., the school's authority to respond is:

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Retained, because the Court identified targeted threats as an area of continuing school interest

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Eliminated, because the speech occurred off campus, outside school hours, on a personal device

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Limited to a law enforcement referral, since off-campus conduct falls outside school jurisdiction

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Dependent on whether the school can document a measurable decline in the classmate's grades

Question 8

An administrator receives a credible report that a middle school student is carrying a single prescription-strength ibuprofen tablet. He searches her backpack and outer clothing, finds nothing, and then directs her to remove her clothing down to her underwear. A court would most likely find that the search:

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Was justified at its inception but became unreasonable in its scope given the limited threat

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Was lawful throughout, because the administrator had reasonable suspicion from the beginning

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Was unlawful at the outset, because searches of students by school officials require probable cause

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Was lawful, because school officials may search whenever a school rule may have been violated

Question 9

A student tells her teacher that three classmates have repeatedly used a slur about her national origin and have been laughing about it in the hallway. The teacher has stopped the conduct. What should the teacher do NEXT?

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Report the incident through the district's procedures for harassment and bias incidents

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Bring the four students together so they can resolve the conflict and repair the harm

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Interview the three classmates to determine whether the student's account is accurate

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Monitor the students closely for the next week and report if the conduct continues

Question 10

A teacher must discuss a serious discipline incident with a parent whose primary language is Somali. A bilingual student in the class offers to interpret at the conference. The teacher should:

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Request a qualified interpreter provided by the district at no cost to the family

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Accept the offer, because the student speaks both languages and understands the situation

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Accept the offer if the parent agrees in advance that the student may interpret

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Hold the conference in English and send a translated written summary home afterward

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