HPER 662, Class Outline

Summer

This class will use WebCT for all the assignments, as well as e-mail.  Be sure to check your WMU Accounts. 

We will also use http://www.oyez.org a great deal.  It lists U.S. Supreme Court Cases.  Please get used to referring to it.  There will

Several of the assigned papers will depend on your ability to use the web to research cases and others sources.

WEEK I

Introduction:

Reading –Chapter 1--4

Legal Test –Testing your knowledge of Constitution, laws, etc.

Overview of the Legal System

         Federal Court System

         Michigan State Court System

Risk Management

         Purpose of Risk Management

         Risk Management Plans

WEEK II

Reading Chapter 5-7

The right to be Treated Fairly

         14^th Amendment

         Due Process

         Constitutional Guarantees

Case studies

Assignment—Due process in high school athletics.  Examples, paper.

WEEK III

Equal Pay

Title IX

Americans with Disabilities Act

Crucial acts that affect PE and athletics. 

Assignment—Title IX.  Read the entire Title IX Act.  Many think that it affects only sports, but it has affected PE and other programs.  How, why?  Give examples.

WEEK IV.

Read Chapters 7-10

1^st Amendment Issues in schools and athletics

Establishment Clause: 

Free Exercise Clause

Symbolic Speech

4^th and 5^th Amendment Issues

         Locker Room Searches

         Drug Testing

         Rights to Privacy

Roger Clemens defamation case.

Midterm

WEEK V

Case Reviews

Bong Hits for Jesus

Free Speech and the rights of students

Equity Issues—Title IX and Enforcement

WEEK VI

Read 11-14

Contracts—Scholarship Issues

Breach of Contracts

Certifications

Workplace and Employment

         Hiring and Firing

         Coaches

Week VII

Negligence

         Torts

         Intentional Torts

         Standard of Care

Governing Bodies

The NCAA

         Conflict of Interest?

         State High School Associations

Final Exam