LEA 730 - Private School Law and Governance

3 credits

Course examines contract and constitutional law, statutory and case law, and legal issues pertaining to private education, including religious rights of Christian schools. Course will explore facets of school law and how it is interwoven in day-to-day decisions. Legal topics to be explored include student discipline, church/state issues, privacy rights, and discrimination, liability, and student activities. Effective board relations; recruiting, developing, and educating board members; and governance of boards will be examined. Students will discover legal frameworks that surround decisions and actions in day-to-day pursuits as administrators, while also honoring their knowledge base of governance structures in independent schools.