K-12 School Law Certification

Start the school year with new legal insights. Master current school laws and earn a certification.

As the school year begins, you will be confronted with new laws and regulations affecting schools. Employees, students, and parents will return with renewed fervor and heightened concerns, leading to a possible avalanche of legal issues and even litigation.

You must address a wide array of legal matters in your duties. Issues arise at a moment’s notice, requiring you to know the laws and make decisions quickly.

To help you identify and resolve the legal issues, we present an engaging certification program. The K-12 School Law Certification will enable you to:

• Limit liability
• Interact knowledgeably with colleagues and attorneys
• Demonstrate your knowledge
• Advance your career

K-12 School Law Certification

Webinar 1: Governance Issues

• State and local control of public schools
• School board member qualifications, authority, rights, ethics, and conduct
• Requirements for school board meetings and public participation
• School district records
• The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Webinar 2: Student Issues

• Legal duties to the student
• Compulsory attendance obligations of the students
• Student academic expectations and academic dishonesty
• Resolving parent disputes
• Constitutional implications of student speech
• Student conduct, discipline, harassment, and search and seizure

Webinar 3: Employee Issues

• Creation of positions
• Employee classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Hiring, including the posting of positions, interviews and questions, background checks, and offers of employment
• Contracts, certification or licensing, evaluations, and compensation
• Termination of employment
• Employee privacy, First Amendment concerns, harassment, and record-keeping

Webinar 4: Other Legal Issues

• Rights of parents to control their students’ education
• Students with disabilities
• Curriculum in the classroom
• Religion and school prayer
• Social media use by students, employees, and school board members
• Litigation related to school matters
• Working with outside agencies, including law enforcement investigations