This course discusses the legal relationship between children, parents, and the state, specifically dealing with statutory and constitutional rights of children and families in the juvenile justice system, civil proceedings of abuse and neglect, and education. It further examines federal and state governments’ regulation of families and children in the context of various cultures, and explores the notions of parens patriae and strict scrutiny and whether there are situations in which the government extends its reach too far. This course will offer students an opportunity to review and discuss the notions of “children’s rights” and “best interests” from various perspectives. Online asynchronous course. Students may take up to 41 credits under the 83-credit requirement (43 under the 86-credit requirement) toward their J.D. degree through courses that are designated "distance education courses."A distance education course is one in which students are separated from the faculty member or each other for more than one-third of the instruction and the instruction involves the use of technology to support regular and substantive interaction among students and between the students and the faculty member, either synchronously or asynchronously. Source: ABA Standard 306(a). PreReq: LAW- 2005
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