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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○<strong>Educational</strong> LawKNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: The instructor-learner will:• Research facts and legal precedent/citations.• Perform various roles in group analysis and reporting process, e.g., researcher, recorder,facilitator, spokesperson.• Ask probing questions in small and whole-group settings.• Analyze his/her own work setting relative to legal issues.• Write a defensible analysis in response to case studies.• Deliver a formal presentation that incorporates an analysis of legal issues.• Use legal terminology appropriately.• Share anecdotal information with others.Essential ContentDiscussion Topics and Key PointsEducation and • Constitutional law, both state and federal.the American Legal System • Statutory law, both state and federal.• Administrative law, e.g. Washington Administrative Code.• Case law and vital role of precedent.Public Education Agencies: • Admission and attendance requirements.Programs and Services • Course of study and learning materials, including selection and use.• Student services: what’s required and what isn’t?Education and Religion • First Amendment protection: “establishment” clause and “freeexercise” clause.• Types of conflicts: curriculum challenges, prayer, bible study.• Services to private, sectarian schools.General Principles of Torts of • Duty of care and “reasonable person standard,” including variablesand Liabilitysuch as relationship, age of parties, degree of danger and necessityof risk.• Proximate causation must be shown.• General defenses that would prevent or diminish the award ofdamages: privileged conduct, victim fault, waiver of claims, lack ofauthority.Torts in School Settings • Corporal punishment is prohibited in Washington State.• Premises liability requires adherence to safety standards.• Supervision liability: negligent supervision most common.• Defamation: elements of proof are: statement of fact is untrue,known to be untrue by communicator, communicated to third party,results in injury to wrongly characterized person.Employees’ Rights and Obligations • Certification requirements.• Tenure; continuing contracts.• Collective bargaining.• Dispute resolution.• Progressive discipline, adverse effect, suspension, termination,reduction in force.• Discrimination prohibited: gender, ethnicity, age, disability;Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 requirereasonable accommodations.• Must respect intellectual property through obedience to copyrightlaws and fair use doctrines.Personal Civil Rights of Teachers • Procedural rights include due process and is similar to that enjoyedby all citizens, but with some special rules.• Substantive rights include freedom of expression (academicfreedom) and privacy.CURRICULUM GUIDE: EDUCATIONAL LAW 14.3

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