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ADM/513

School Law for Educators

Online

Format

$525

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

4 weeks

Course length

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University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Course level: Continuing Teacher Education

This course is designed to provide opportunities for participants to explore the practical application of public school law, including the origin and initial intent of the writers, while recognizing their administrative limitations. Participants examine the constitutional framework and amendments, court systems, and current legal issues, as well as the effect each has on the educational environment. Landmark cases are reviewed and analyzed to develop a cognitive base for legal principles and to improve the administrative management of a school. This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Prerequisites

None

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What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

Landmark Cases, Governance of Education, and Legal Research

  • Identify federal case law that affects education.
  • Analyze selected landmark cases and their effects on education.
  • Identify legal research tools available for educators.
  • Explain the implications of the Bill of Rights on education today.
  • Analyze your state’s guidelines regarding current educational challenges.

Teachers’ and Students’ Rights and Responsibilities

  • Analyze the balance of interests regarding the state, teachers, students, and the community.
  • Apply progressive steps of teacher dismissal.
  • Discuss the legal and ethical responsibilities of a teacher.
  • Examine the reasonableness standard in education.
  • Identify the authority that a school has over the actions of students.
  • Discuss student expectation of privacy in relationship to drug testing.
  • Analyze students’ rights regarding disciplinary actions.
  • Identify challenges to current case law based upon new litigation of students’ rights.

Tort Liability

  • Identify important legal concepts relating to public school law.
  • Analyze the school’s responsibility regarding standard of care in an educational setting.
  • Explain tort law and adequate supervision in reference to duty owed to students.

Special Education Laws and Accommodations

  • Trace the history of significant special education laws.
  • Analyze ways to implement and comply with mandates for individualized education programs.
  • Recognize the elements and legal requirements of accommodation.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) or its predecessor for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

Next Steps

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Transfer Credits

Credit Transfer

Credit Transfer

Need to transfer credits to another college or university?

Before you enroll in a course, check with your school of choice to make sure they will accept our transfer credits and to understand any requirements or limitations. Then you can complete your course, and request your official transcript be sent to your school. That’s it!

How to request your transcripts

Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

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