This survey course focuses on selected legal issues that arise in public and private elementary and secondary schools. Topics include compulsory education; regulation of public and private schools; church-state issues, including voucher and choice plans; No Child Left Behind; free speech rights of students and teachers; the school's authority to make and enforce rules governing student and staff conduct on and off school grounds; the duty to protect the safety of students and others; child abuse; search and seizure; and due process. The course also explores the non-legal policy issues (educational, political, ethical, administrative, financial) that legal conflicts often raise, as well as relevant social-science research.This course is also offered through Teachers College as ORLA 4086.
Section Offerings for 2012-13
| Course No. | Term | Name | ||
| & Section | Instructor(s) | Schedule | Location | |
| L6510-001 | 12F | Law and Education: Issues of Authority, Religion, Free Speech, and Safety | ||
| J. Heubert | T 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | GRHL 105 | ||
| L6510-001 | 13S | Law and Educational Institutions: Issues of Authority | ||
| E. Sigall | W 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | WJWH 417 | ||
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