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EDLE 612: Education Law

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Provides legal foundations of U.S. public schools. Examines general principles of statutory and case law, and applies judicial decisions to educational environments. Focuses on legal responsibilities, constraints, and opportunities of public school officials. Includes component of Special Education law. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (EDLE 620B- or 620XS) and (EDLE 690B- or 690XS) and EDLE 791IP.
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
IP Requires minimum grade of IP.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Education Leadership.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 601, CRN 21089, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 601, CRN 84095, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2024, Section: 602, CRN 84109, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2024, Section: 601, CRN 43861, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Christine Smith
  • Summer 2024, Section: 602, CRN 43880, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2024, Section: 603, CRN 43917, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2024, Section: D01, CRN 41406, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2024, Section: 601, CRN 24063, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2024, Section: 602, CRN 24228, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 71048, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2023, Section: D01, CRN 42111, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Spring 2023, Section: 601, CRN 24046, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2022, Section: 002, CRN 83791, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2022, Section: 601, CRN 43689, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2022, Section: D01, CRN 43462, Format: Online, Instructor: Francisco Duran
  • Spring 2022, Section: 601, CRN 23836, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2022, Section: 602, CRN 23840, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 84264, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2021, Section: 601, CRN 86156, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 72239, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2021, Section: 601, CRN 43955, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2021, Section: 602, CRN 43945, Format: Online, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2021, Section: 603, CRN 43958, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2021, Section: D01, CRN 41030, Format: Online, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 24296, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2020, Section: 601, CRN 83372, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2020, Section: 602, CRN 83360, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 72724, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2020, Section: 601, CRN 43071, Format: Online, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2020, Section: D01, CRN 41488, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 20346, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Spring 2020, Section: 601, CRN 21550, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2020, Section: 602, CRN 21552, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2019, Section: 601, CRN 42592, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2019, Section: D01, CRN 42242, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2019, Section: 601, CRN 21379, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 72916, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2018, Section: 601, CRN 83336, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2018, Section: 602, CRN 83335, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 74054, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2018, Section: 601, CRN 42970, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2018, Section: 602, CRN 42923, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2018, Section: B01, CRN 43929, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2018, Section: 601, CRN 21424, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 73401, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2017, Section: 601, CRN 82647, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 75009, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2017, Section: 601, CRN 42482, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2017, Section: 602, CRN 42483, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2017, Section: B01, CRN 40556, Instructor: Carol Marchant
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 74136, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2016, Section: 601, CRN 82347, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2016, Section: 602, CRN 82346, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2016, Section: 603, CRN 82355, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 77963, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2016, Section: 001, CRN 41492, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2016, Section: 601, CRN 42479, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2016, Section: 602, CRN 42522, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2016, Section: A01, CRN 41543, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Spring 2016, Section: 601, CRN 18844, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2016, Section: 602, CRN 18961, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 75509, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2015, Section: 601, CRN 82014, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2015, Section: 601, CRN 42827, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2015, Section: 602, CRN 42828, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Edwin Darden
  • Summer 2015, Section: A02, CRN 42692, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Summer 2015, Section: C01, CRN 42568, Format: Online, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2015, Section: 601, CRN 18008, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2014, Section: 002, CRN 80463, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2014, Section: 601, CRN 80571, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2014, Section: 601, CRN 41923, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Summer 2014, Section: 602, CRN 41966, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Edwin Darden
  • Summer 2014, Section: A01, CRN 41053, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2014, Section: 601, CRN 17791, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Fall 2013, Section: 601, CRN 81028, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2013, Section: 601, CRN 41856, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2013, Section: 602, CRN 41857, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Summer 2013, Section: A02, CRN 41879, Instructor: Edwin Darden
  • Spring 2013, Section: 601, CRN 17863, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Spring 2013, Section: 602, CRN 17864, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 72554, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Fall 2012, Section: 601, CRN 80876, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2012, Section: 601, CRN 41807, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Elliott
  • Summer 2012, Section: 602, CRN 41808, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Edwin Darden
  • Summer 2012, Section: 603, CRN 41809, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2012, Section: A01, CRN 41400, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Spring 2012, Section: 601, CRN 19508, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Spring 2012, Section: 602, CRN 19509, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Spring 2012, Section: 603, CRN 19510, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Elliott
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 73012, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2011, Section: 601, CRN 80444, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Fall 2011, Section: 602, CRN 80445, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Summer 2011, Section: 601, CRN 41985, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Summer 2011, Section: 602, CRN 41986, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Summer 2011, Section: X01, CRN 40457, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2010, Section: 001, CRN 74031, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2010, Section: 601, CRN 80099, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Fall 2010, Section: 602, CRN 80112, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Summer 2010, Section: 601, CRN 42412, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Susan Elliott
  • Summer 2010, Section: A01, CRN 40623, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Spring 2010, Section: 601, CRN 19993, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Spring 2010, Section: 602, CRN 19991, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74368, Instructor: Susan Bon
  • Summer 2009, Section: A01, CRN 40719, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher
  • Fall 2008, Section: 001, CRN 72403, Instructor: Eileen Gallagher