Description
This course examines the general structure, theory, and background of law as it applies to education in general and to the classroom specifically. Attention is given to constitutional and civil rights issues; teacher, students, and parent rights; courts decisions and legal procedures. The course is designed to help educators become legally literate by providing them with information about laws that affect them, about the way the legal system works, and about the ways the school system and judicial system can work together.
Offered: Fall