Basic Legal Stuff Every Education Leader Needs to Know

There is a certain amount of legal knowledge every school leader needs to know, including laws around student expression, special needs, disciplinary policies and discrimination. Tune in as our experts outline what you need to be legally up to speed.

Suzanne Eckes earned her Ed.M. from Harvard University and her J.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin Madison.. She is author and a co-editor on the Principal's Legal Handbook. Matthew Militello is an assistant professor in the Leadership, Policy, and Adult and Higher Education Department at North Carolina State University. David Bloomfeld is Professor of Education Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College and the City Univ. of NY Graduate Center and author of American Public Education Law, second edition soon to be released."