EDA 540 Education Law

A study of the legal areas which administrators encounter; the legal system and its relationship with the educational system; types of school organizations in New York State and their structure and functions; employer/employee relationships and their legal ramifications; student rights and student discipline; due process, including general principles and applicability of the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment, and procedural and substantive due process. Core requirement for the M.S. degree and the School Building Leader certification program. Spring, Summer.

Credits

3