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Credits
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Offered
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A study of the constitutional doctrines, statutes and case law governing public schools, with emphasis on the legal relationships among the school, its employees and its students. Topics will include: special education law; student speech, records, search and seizure, and discipline; teacher tenure, certification, and termination; collective bargaining issues; employee non-discrimination; and constitutional rights, liability, and religion in schools. Selected educational concepts will be introduced, and class will explore the impact of legal regulation on school system operations and the law’s treatment of educational issues.
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3
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Irregularly
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