School Law

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of the law directly affecting public and non-public education in the United States. The material will cover principles of law applied to the problems of education. Students will be required to analyze and synthesize judicial interpretations of state or federal constitutions, statutes, rules and regulations, and the common law in an objective manner. The provisions of federal and state special education mandates, judicial interpretations, and the state of Pennsylvania’s guidelines regulating the delivery of educational and vocational services to persons with special needs will also be addressed. Moreover, the students will be challenged to concern themselves with federal laws, such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and mandates which clarify not only what school law is but also what it should be.