EDA 540 Education Law, Ethics & Policy

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. Education Law will combine with a review of policies on student rights and student discipline; attendance; 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. All legal aspects of the role of building leader will be contextualized through the lens of ethical leadership. Core requirement for the  M.S. degree and the School Building Leader certification program. Spring or Summer.

Credits

3