2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 26, 2024  
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 0636 - School Legal Theories and Practices


Credits: 3

Provides the student with an understanding of school law and its development, taking into account the separation of governmental powers, the roles of federal and state government, appellate court decisions and legal principles and practices pertaining to education. Course topics include “Open Meeting” law; tort liability of school personnel; collective bargaining; student rights related to discipline, due process, equal protection, speech, search and seizure, and education records; child abuse reporting; laws and guidelines for special needs students; school desegregation; and a review of selected provisions of Massachusetts education reform laws.

(School Principal)