EDLE 6346 - Education Law and Policy

Credit(s): 3

This course will examine the legal issues confronting education on the local, state and national levels. The objectives are to 1) introduce students to various legal issues and identify those issues inherent in schools; 2) explore various legal principles and their application; 3) and analyze current school practices from the standpoint of potential legal controversies, including the ability to recognize preventative law situations. In addition to identifying pragmatic approaches to the law, this course also aims to involve students in academic discourse involving issues of social justice and the democratic underpinnings of education. Outlooks and mindsets for course success will move toward the practice of ethical and legal leadership in educational systems as well as the scholarly study of legal principles involved in education.
Repeated: No