Education and school law cover the laws and regulations that govern federal and state education, including the administration and operation of educational institutions, school athletics, instruction methods, programs, and materials. This area of law encompasses issues relating to school faculty, staff, and students, including school discipline and discrimination based on race, color, national original, sex, or disability.
Special education law refers to the laws and regulations that govern the teaching of students with special needs. These needs may be learning or physical disabilities, behavioral problems, talents, or academic aptitude that cannot be satisfied in a regular classroom.
Statesboro is a city in southeast Georgia, United States, and is the county seat and most populous city of Bulloch County. In 2008, the U.S. Census population estimate for Statesboro was 27,158; also, the Statesboro, GA µSA became Georgia's largest µSA with a population of 67,761. A college town, Statesboro is best known as the home to Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral-Research University. The city was chartered in 1803, starting as a small farming community providing the basic essentials for surrounding farms. In 1906 Statesboro leaders joined together to bid for and win First District A&M School, which eventually grew to become Georgia Southern University. Statesboro provided the inspiration for the blues song "Statesboro Blues," written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s and famously covered by The Allman Brothers Band.