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GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LEGAL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION COURSES

Students must complete nine of the ten courses to successfully complete the requirements for the Graduate certificate in Legal Aspects of Education.

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EDL574 Critical Legal Issues In Education – 2 hrs.

EDL575 Legal Aspects Of Special Education – 2 hrs.

EDL576 Educational Workplace: Legal Risks – 2 hrs.

EDL577 Schools In The Legal System – 2 hrs.

EDL578 Educational Workplace: Employee Issues – 2 hrs.

EDL579 Collective Bargaining Issues – 2 hrs.

EDL580 Teacher, Parent, and Student Rights  – 2 hrs.

EDL581 Educational Workplace: Legal Issues – 2 hrs.

EDL582 Political Action and Advocacy – 2 hrs.

EDL583 Teaching Law in K-12 Schools – 2 hrs.

EDL 574   CRITICAL LEGAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION              2 HOURS

Exploration of critical issues in the education workplace.  Topical discussions could include areas of policy, legislation, recent court cases, or current issues from school reform.  These issues could include such “hot topics” as high stakes testing,  NCLB, certification, educational funding, school choice, vouchers, alternate education, school consolidation, educational technology, etc.  

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EDL 575       LEGAL ASPECTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION                          2 HOURS

Legal rights of students with disabilities and the corresponding responsibilities and obligations of schools and educational personnel for meeting their educational needs.  The course will include specific legal components inherent with the identification and education of students with disabilities including adaptations of classroom instructional methodology for students with disabilities in the regular educational classroom.  

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EDL 576 MINIMIZING LEGAL RISKS IN THE EDUCATION WORKPLACE    2 HOURS

Tort liability issues for employees in the educational workplace.  Discussions will include ways to identify and reduce risk exposure for educational employees, types of liability, immunity and indemnification of educational employees.  

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EDL 577       SCHOOLS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM           2 HOURS

Examination of the legal system and education.  This course will provide students with an introduction to law and the legal system.  It is designed to be an introductory course for a series of school law courses.  Basic legal topics will be explored using educational issues and illustrations.  

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EDL 578       EDUCATIONAL WORKPLACE EMPLOYABILITY ISSUES      2 HOURS

Workplace requirements and issues governing the employment, hiring, dismissal and job security of educational personnel.  The course will include an examination of testing, certification, and licensing requirements, performance evaluations and fair labor standards.  

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EDL 579       COLLECTIVE AND INTEREST-BASED BARGAINING          2 HOURS

Issues involved with bargaining right relative to the educational workplace.  The course will include a discussion of the legal rights and responsibilities of employers and employees under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act and strategies such as interest based bargaining will be highlighted.  

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EDL 580       TEACHER, PARENT, AND STUDENT RIGHTS                   2 HOURS

Rights and responsibilities of teachers, parents and students.  Topics for discussion will include fundamental freedoms of expression, religion, association, due process, discrimination, free speech, publications, and academic freedom.  

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EDL 581  LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE EDUCATION WORKPLACE  2 HOURS

Responsibilities of educators in the educational workplace.  The course will include statutorily mandated legal information as required and pragmatically needed for educators to respond effectively in the educational setting.  

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EDL 582       POLITICAL ACTION AND ADVOCACY     2 HOURS

Role of the educational employee as an advocate for issues affecting education and children.  The role of the educational employee in the politics of education will be discussed.  This course is designed to analyze policy issues relevant to the educational workplace by using legal advocacy research and related resources.  

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EDL 583       TEACHING LAW IN K-12 SCHOOLS          2 HOURS

Assists educators to integrate law and legal materials into school curriculum.  Law related educational resources will be examined with a demonstration of common law-related methods.  Emphasis will be placed on secondary sources of law.  

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