Education Law and Policy P-12

Catalog description

Provides legal foundations of U.S. public schools (Federal and State) examines general principles of statutory and case law and applies judicial decisions to educational environments. This course will examine many current legal policy issues in local and national elementary and secondary education, including school finance litigation; school discipline and the rise of "Zero Tolerance" policies (Casella 2003); bullying prevention and intervention; cyber-bulling; LGBT bias; educator evaluation systems; and special education; in addition to other topics that may arise during the course. Students will be able to use current education law and legal precedents to make effective educational leadership decisions in the areas of student's rights, academic freedom, religion and education, discipline, discrimination, negotiations and special education. This course is designed to provide current and future school leaders with the knowledge and skills they will need to make sound decisions, advance important educational objectives, and minimize legal problems.