OM 505 - Educational Leadership and the Law

This course will focus on the key issues of law that confront building-level educational leaders in today’s school environment. We will examine a range of legal concerns facing public school. The major topics will include: staffing of schools, residency and attendance requirements for students, student records, student discipline for general education and SPED students, protecting students, student speech (including the internet), special education and American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 504.

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