Apr 24, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog
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EDAM 554 - Education Policy and Law

3 Credit Hours
Provides for the development of practical knowledge to better understand and influence the laws and policies that govern the operations and conduct of their organizations as administrators. Aspiring leaders will gain knowledge and political, policy, and legal issues that will help them effectively perform their professional duties within the boundaries of constitutional, statutory, and case law, as well as local, state, and federal policies and administrative rules and regulations. Specific topics in this course include, but are not limited to, key federal education laws (e.g., IDEA, HIPAA, FERPA, Title IX, Title VI, ESEA) and significant case laws focused on topics such as discrimination, discipline, freedom of speech/expression, search and seizure, employee rights and human resource policies, tort liability and negligence, and due process. The goal of this course is to develop in each student the ability to understand, respond to, and influence legal and policy issues at the local, state, and national levels.



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