School Law
Objectives
School Law seeks
to inform pre-service teachers of the legal expectations they
assume when employed as professional educators. These
expectations begin with the first day of the internship. Toward
this end the objectives of the course are to:
1. Familiarize interns with the range of
legal documents with which they must become aware.
2.
Provide the basic knowledge of educational law.
3.
Introduce the intern to the importance of professional
conduct.
4.
Provide knowledge of the consequences of contravening
educational law.
5.
Create a practice of informed reflection that drives
teacher decision making.
6.
Develop the research skills necessary to investigate legal
issues important to practicing teachers.
7.
Successfully complete the law tests required for teacher
certification in New Brunswick.