College of Law
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6416
Fax: 307-766-6417
Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu
Course Number: 6665
Professor: Klinton W. Alexander
Credit Hours & Type of Credit: 2
Semester Offered: Spring
Required: No
Prerequisites: Students must have completed their first year of law school.
Recommended Courses: None
Course Overview: The course will explore selected topics relating to education law, at all levels of education (primary, secondary, and higher education). Some of those topics will be selected by the professor, and others will be selected by the students. Professor-selected topics in recent years have included school desegregation, affirmative action, gender equity in athletics, search and seizure, corporal punishment, student free speech rights, and religion in schools.
Course Materials: See the current Book List located under Scheduling.
Course Format: The class will meet one day per week for two hours. During the first half of the
course, students will read cases and other materials on topics selected by the professor
and engage in discussion of those topics. Each student will prepare a paper on a topic
to be arranged with the professor. During the second half of the semester, students
will make presentations on their paper topics and lead class discussion on those topics.
Written Assignments: One paper of at least 20 double-spaced pages (exclusive of title page, table of
contents, footnotes, and appendices) on a topic related to education law. The paper
should be thoroughly researched, well written, and fully documented.
Type of Exam: No Exam
Basis for Grading Student Performance: 75% for written paper (including good-faith first draft); 25% for class participation,
including attendance, student presentation, and contributions to class discussion.
Other Comments: Enrollment in seminars is limited to 10 students, first come, first serve. If you
are interested in this course, you should pre-register as soon as possible, but please
see the professor if you wish to take the course and you are on a wait list.
College of Law
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6416
Fax: 307-766-6417
Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu