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Educational Law
MCE-OPD-N-ZGAPEL

Format: Online
Dates: 05/04/2026 – 06/19/2026
Price: $685.00
Registration Closes: 04/30/2026 11:59 PM

Format: Online
Dates: 06/29/2026 – 08/14/2026
Price: $685.00
Registration Closes: 06/25/2026 11:59 PM

Format: Online
Dates: 08/24/2026 – 10/09/2026
Price: $685.00
Registration Closes: 08/20/2026 11:59 PM

Contact

Office of Professional Development
919.515.2261
ContinuingEducation@ncsu.edu

Description

This course will focus on the laws that govern America’s public school system and home schooling, including student rights regarding discipline, suspension, personal grooming, testing and grading, and drug testing. Topics such as segregation, integration, dress codes and drug testing are essential not only for paralegals seeking full or part-time law office employment, but also for teachers, school counselors, and administrators working in the American education system.

Required Textbook

  • The Law of Schools, Students and Teachers, Alexander and Alexander, most recent edition, Nutshell Series

Highly Recommended Legal Resource

  • Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition. West Academic

​For more information, call CLS by BARBRI at 800.522.7737 or visit their Online Store to order.

Course Notes

This course will focus on the laws that govern America’s public school system and home schooling, including student rights regarding discipline, suspension, personal grooming, testing and grading, and drug testing. Topics such as segregation, integration, dress codes and drug testing are essential not only for paralegals seeking full or part-time law office employment, but also for teachers, school counselors, and administrators working in the American education system.

Required Textbook

  • The Law of Schools, Students and Teachers, Alexander and Alexander, most recent edition, Nutshell Series

Highly Recommended Legal Resource

  • Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition. West Academic

​​For more information, call CLS by BARBRI at 800.522.7737 or visit their Online Store to order.

Prerequisite: You must have completed the Paralegal Certificate course.

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Subject Areas

Education,

Training Category

Leadership and Professional Development