This page contains information related to EDL 401, The Professional Teacher: Legal Perspectives as well as EDL 770, which is for the Master's with Initial Certification Program. These courses are taught by Dr. Justin Bathon at the University of Kentucky. It is a course designed for pre-service teachers and consists of content equal to one university credit hour. 

General Information

Syllabus

 

Course Modules

Legal Framework

Legal Framework

Legal Research

Church/State

Torts and Liability

Student Rights

Student Classifications

Eyes on the Prize (YouTube)

Student Expression

Morse v. Frederick (YouTube)

Bullying, Harassment, & Child Abuse

Student Discipline & Search and Seizure

Instructional Issues

 Copyright & Confidentiality

Special Education

Teacher Rights

Teacher Rights and Lifestyles

Terms & Conditions of Employment

Evaluation, Due Process, and Dismissal

Discrimination and Harassment in Employment

 

Assignments

Find Information Assessment (Word 07)

 YouTube Assignment

 

Readings

Session 1: 

Kentucky Constitution: § 183

U.S. Constitution

Professional Code of Ethics: 704 KAR 20:680

Session 2: 

First Amendment Center – Student Expression Rights 

Kentucky Anti-Bullying Law (Skim)

Kentucky Child Abuse Stats

Center for Public Education: Search and Seizure, Due Process & Public Schools

Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Curriculum 

Jefferson County (CO) Guidelines on Copyright and Fair Use

U.S. DOE - FERPA General Information

Session 3: 

Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Teacher’s Rights (Its a long one, read it all, but just worry about the Kentucky state rules at the bottom). 

 

Fall 2010 Documents

Quiz #1 - Link