K-12 School Law Certification
Issued by
CareerLearning
As the school year begins, you will be confronted with new laws and regulations affecting schools. Earners of this badge will be able to address a wide array of legal matters and be enabled to: limit liability, interact knowledgeably with colleagues and attorneys as well as advance their careers.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Constitutional implications of student speech
- Contracts, certification or licensing, evaluations, and compensation
- Employee classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- Legal duties to the student
- Religion and school prayer
- Rights of parents to control their students’ education
- School board member qualifications, authority, rights, ethics, and conduct
- Social media use by students, employees, and school board members
- State and local control of public schools
- Student conduct, discipline, harassment, and search and seizure
- Students With Disabilities
- Termination of employment
- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Working with outside agencies, including law enforcement investigations
Earning Criteria
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Attend all 4 sessions of the certification courses and meet the required amount of minutes for each session
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Pass the exam with at least 80% accuracy