EDUC 2050 - Legal Issues in Education

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3Lab None
Course Description: This course presents an overview of the legal environment and legal issues in education. The course will contrast sources of regulations from federal, state, and local authorities. In addition, students will examine a variety of issues relating to the rights and obligations of both students and educators, circumstances in the education environment, and their legal consequences.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Assessment score placement in RDNG 1000 or completion of RDNG 0900 or RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

Legal framework within which public schools operate
Instruction and curriculum issues School vouchers Charter schools
Religion in public schools
Constitutional rights of students in public schools
Due process rights of students
Privacy rights of public school students and their parents
Legal requirements for individuals with disabilities
School liability and teachers duty of care
Discrimination in employment issues
Rights and freedoms of public school teachers
Teacher employment issues involving tenure, dismissal, etc.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

identify the sources of law which regulate education.
describe conduct and circumstances which have the potential to create legal action.
describe the legal rights of students.

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EDUC 2050 - Legal Issues in Education