Governance of Education

• Examine the administrative structure of public education, including state and local level agencies, and the role of the school board.

Selected Provisions of the United States Constitution

• Apply selected provisions of the United States Constitution to the educational setting.
• Analyze the impact in relation to current court decisions.

State and Federal Court Systems

• Examine the framework of the state and federal court systems.

Legal Research Tools

• Define the primary and secondary resources available to research legal issues in education.

Tort Liability

• Define tort liability.
• Examine areas of legal vulnerability in education.

Landmark Court Cases

• Analyze selected landmark court cases and their impact on education.

Legal Status of Teachers

• Examine teachers' rights and how they have been impacted by current court decisions.

Special Education Laws

• Describe the history of special education legislation and litigation.
• Analyze the subsequent impact upon the school setting.

Students' Rights and Discipline

• Analyze the influence of federal and state court decisions on schools in relation to students' rights, due process, and discipline policies and procedures.

Sexual Harassment and Misconduct

• Examine the legal foundation of sexual harassment legislation.
• Illustrate staff and student examples and the ramifications of sexual harassment.
• Compare and contrast various procedures for dealing with sexual harassment complaints.

Attorney General's Opinions

• Analyze selected educational Attorney General's opinions and their impact on education.

Religion and Education

• Analyze the application of the First Amendment Establishment Clause on public education.
• Review related court decisions.

Equal Educational Opportunity

• Examine the current court decisions and their impact on equal educational opportunity.

Educational Malpractice

• Evaluate educational malpractice cases.
• Describe the implications for minimum competence testing arising from these cases.

Mock Trial and Presentation

• All topics and objectives apply.