EDST 698. Education Law. 3 Credits.
Designed to increase students’ understanding of the legal framework that governs schools and educational policy, focused primarily on US K-12 issues, though we will touch on some higher education issues as well. Examines the basics of the US legal system; the legal rights of students to a high quality education; educational equity (including desegregation and affirmative action); students’ and faculty’s rights of free expression; student discipline and school choice.