CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SCHOOL LAW

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This course is concerned with the most recent legal challenges and judicial decisions that are impacting schools. Topics include the most recent decisions from all levels of the courts up to the Supreme Court. School leaders will help prevent litigation by understanding the implications of current cases for the purpose of work with students, staff, faculty and community members without infringing upon their due process rights. School leaders may use the current decisions to update student and faculty handbooks and understand the critical need for guidance by school district legal counsel.