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COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF LAW
AND
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Volume 50 Number 1 Fall 2016
Copyright C 2016 by the Columbia Journal ofLaw and Social Problems, Inc.
CHARTER SCHOOL JURISPRUDENCE AND THE
DEM OCRATIC IDEAL.......................................................................... 1
This Note will explore the implications of recent charter school legislation on
democratic principles in the context of public education. In 2015, the
Washington Supreme Court held, in League of Women Voters of Washington u.
State, that charter schools are not common schools. Thus, the court
proscribed the application of state funds designated for common schools
towards supporting charter schools. Part II provides background on the
development of charter schools and describes the Washington Supreme Court's
decision in League of Women Voters, particularly the Court's reliance on its
1909 interpretation of the Washington constitution's common schools
principle in School District No. 20 v. Bryan, as well as the legislative response
to League of Women Voters and subsequent lawsuit. Part III argues that
evolving views of school governance necessitate a reading of the Bryan
requirements that is more sensitive to the democratic ideals of participation,
deliberation, and accountability underlying Bryan. Recognizing the League of
Women Voters interpretation of Bryan as the only appropriate means of voter
control of public schools would have harmful and far-reaching effects not
contemplated by the Bryan court on public schools across the United States.
Part IV challenges whether a system of state-authorized charter schools can
achieve the democratic ideal, and ultimately offers a portfolio of school options
as one possible democratic solution.
INADEQUATE ACCESS:
REFORMING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE POLICIES
FOR WOMEN INCARCERATED IN NEW YORK STATE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.................................................... 45
In February 2015, the Correctional Association of New York released a report
studying the quality of and access to reproductive health care for incarcerated
women and found that [o]verall . . . reproductive health care for women in
New York State prisons is woefully substandard, with women routinely facing
poor-quality care and assaults on their basic human dignity and reproductive
rights. The findings of this and other studies provide concrete evidence of the
poor quality of reproductive health care available to incarcerated women and
signal to legislatures that these policies should be changed.
Incarcerated women face three issues of particular concern relating to
reproductive health care: access to gynecological examinations, sanitary
supplies, and contraception. The purpose of this Note is to examine New York
State policies addressing reproductive health care for incarcerated women,
identify problems with them, and make recommendations for reform. This
Note will examine current policies and practices of New York State correctional
facilities that address gynecological examinations, sanitary supplies, and
contraception, and assess why these policies are problematic from both legal
and medical perspectives. Furthermore, it will recommend bringing New
York's policies in line with legal, medical, and international standards as a
strategy for reform. Finally, it will advocate for using existing federal and
state programs including Title X to provide funding for reproductive care both
prior to and after release.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/collsp50&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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