Required Text:

REUTTER'S LAW OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
Author: RUSSO
ISBN: 1-609-30070-X
Publisher: FOUND; Edition: 8

Assigned court decisions and problems as identified in the syllabus below are available through electronic reserve at the CSU Library.

Accessing Electronic Reserve – All cases identified in the Course Outline in bold type can be found on Electronic Reserve, located by following these directions, progressing through a series of screens:

1. click on “Academic” on the CSU Webpage
2. click on “University Library”
3. click on “Electronic Course Reserves”
4. On “Research Guide” page, type in “ADM 613” or “mawdsley”
5. Click on “ADM 613 LAW 630”
6. Enter password, “7273”
7. Click on “Electronic Reserves”
8. click on item to be read – please note that the law cases are preceded by a subject matter area that does not necessarily align with the outline, so look for the name of the case.
9. Read and enjoy! (you will need Acrobat Reader to open)

Electronic Reserve Password 7273

Course Outline - Please note that a course outline totaling about 213 pages is available on Blackboard. This outline is updated regularly and contains relevant, case law, statutes and regulations that are not in the Syllabus. The assignment of cases, statutes and regulations to be discussed for the following week will be determined at the end of each class. The cases to be read may be adjusted as new materials are handed out. The cases to be discussed in class, if not located in the text, can be found on electronic reserve.

First Assignment:

Unit 1: Introduction: Education as a State Concern

San Antonio v. Rodriguez, 441 U.S. 1 (1973), text at p. 330

Unit 2: School Governance

Text: Ch. 3, pp. 167-178

Text: Ch. 4, pp. 225-232

Unit 3: School Board decision-making

Bush v. Dassel-Cokato Bd. of Educ. (electronic reserve)

Nichols v. Western Local School Board of Education (electronic reserve)

School Board meetings

Cypress Media, Inc. v. Hazelton Area Sch. Dist. (electronic reserve)

ORC § 149.43 – Public Records Law (electronic reserve)

(Would the same result as in Cypress be reached in Ohio?)

Bellevue John Does 1-11 v. Bellevue School Dist. #405 (electronic reserve)

State ex rel. Savarese v. Buckeye Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (electronic reserve)

Vermilion Teachers' Association v. Vermilion Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (electronic reserve)

Unit 4: Compulsory attendance

Text: Ch. 12, pp. 759-772

Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982); text at p. 831 : reconcile Plyer with,

Martinez v. Bynum, 461 U.S. 321 (1983); text at p. 840

Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925); text at p. 827

Parents’ Rights

Huffman v. State of Alaska – Electronic reserve

O.R.C. 3313.642 Materials for course of instruction; free materials;

schedule fees and charges for loss and damage; enforcement - Electronic Reserve

ABC School v. Mr. and Mrs. M. (case will be handed out in class)

Read short article on Electronic Reserve involving ABC School by Prof.

Mawdsley and Vida Lock, Dean of the College of Nursing

Read Brown v. Hot, Sexy, and Safer Productions, 68 F.3d 525 (1st Cir. 1995)