Education Law and Public Policy
Email elhe@bc.edu or department permission from the ELHE department. This course addresses the political and legal aspects of the role of education in our democratic society. Provides an introductory survey of public policy issues and laws governing preschool, elementary, secondary, and higher education. Included are such topics as religious freedom, free speech, and due process; the liability of educational institutions and educators; the legal distinctions between private and public institutions; student and parent privacy rights; disability rights; and the promotion of educational equity among all groups regardless of gender, sexual orientation, language, race, religion, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
Requirements fulfilled
No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 01