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Legal Issues in K-12 Education
EDU BA235A

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Description

***ONLY OFFERED FOR OEL STUDENTS*** Legal Issues in K-12 Education is being taught in the OEL program as a core course. Students will receive an introduction to the American system of education law and a discussion of ethical issues that may arise. Students will learn how to read and brief legal cases, read federal regulations and regulatory guidance, and understand the legal issues that impact education. Each week will build on this structure, focusing on issues like risk management, contracts and negligence, and an introduction to U.S. constitutional law through the lens of the Equal Protection Clause (analyzing its impact on race, gender, and socioeconomic status), the application of statutes like Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments, and other issues that may arise in K-12 education including search and seizure and due process, among other topics. (Disability law will be addressed in a limited fashion because there is a separate disability law module available in Fall 2.)

This module is only available to students in the HGSE OEL online master's program.

School Graduate School of Education
Credits 2
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Department Education
Course Component Regular Course
Instruction Mode Online
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Student Option (Letter Graded, Sat/Unsat)
Course Requirements Limited to Students in the Online Master's in Education Leadership program
Learning Goals The goal of the course is to de-mystify law and the legal system through the lens of legal issues that impact the K-12 American education system.
Career Focus Educators, administrators, and K-12 school leaders