Course Description
Legal principles applied to educational institutions, including federal and state constitutional provisions, legislation, administrative regulations, and case law.
Athena Title
Ed Law & Eth Ldrshp
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDAP 7040E
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students studying school law will: Develop an awareness of American governance systems, sources of the law, and the role of the courts in American education. Explore legal principals, ideology, and jurisprudential maxims.
Topical Outline
Course introduction and overview. Governance structures and the legal system. School funding litigation: equity and politics. Compulsory school attendance. Church and State relations. Curriculum censorship. Student freedom of expression. Student discipline and due process. Corporal punishment. Mandatory reporting statutes for abuse and neglect. School searches. Special education law. Contracts. Teacher freedom of expression. Teachers' private lives. Employment discrimination. School desegregation. Torts. Professional responsibility and ethics. Other legal issues selected by students.
Syllabus