1) Study the U.S. governance system and the role of law in 
education.
2) Study the relationship between the individual and the state.
3) Study applicable federal and state constitutional 
provisions, statutes, regulations, and case law.
4) Explore the application of these laws in schools.
5) Study applicable standards of professional ethics for 
educators.
6) Explore the application of these standards through case 
scenarios and current events.
7) Learn basic methods of law-related research.

Learning Outcomes:

1) Students will understand and be able to appropriately apply, 
in context, the most significant federal and state 
constitutional provisions, statutes, regulations, and case law 
decisions governing education.
2) Students will understand and be able to appropriately apply 
in context applicable standards of professional ethics for 
educators.
3) By understanding and being able to appropriately apply 
applicable laws and standards of professional ethics, students 
will be better prepared to assume their professional 
responsibilities.
4) Students will acquire a greater knowledge of the important 
role law and professional ethics play in advancing education, 
democracy, diversity, and social progress.
5) Students will acquire essential law-related research skills 
so that students will be able to find their own answers to 
basic law-related questions in the future.

1) Governance theory, structures, and the legal system.
2) The legal relationship between the individual and the state.
3) Church-State law.
4) Free speech law.
5) Due process law and student discipline.
6) Grading policies, FERPA, and open records laws.
7) Juvenile laws, custody, compulsory attendance, and 
delinquency.
8) Mandatory reporting statutes for child abuse and neglect.
9) Search and seizure law.
10) Equal protection of the laws and equity issues.
11) Special education law.
12) Contract law.
13) Tort law.
14) Teacher tenure and fair dismissal law.
15) Employment discrimination law.
16) Free speech law governing public educators.
17) Legal boundaries re: Teachers' private and public lives.
18) Principles of professional responsibility and ethics.
19) Professional confidentiality.
20) Professional codes, including the PSC Code of Conduct.