Sonoma State University School of Education

School of Education Legal Seminar

California law and credential standards require that all teacher education candidates receive information about sexual harassment and suspected child abuse BEFORE entering California classrooms.

Please follow the instructions below to complete this requirement:

Watch the Legal Seminar online (link below)
The Seminar is in three sections: Illegal Discrimination, Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting, and Sexual Harassment
View all three sections of the lesson in their entirety, including the Lesson Introduction, the Video Lessons and the Support Materials.
Note the Handout of Seminar notes found at the link to the left on this page, and also on the Support Materials Tab of the lesson.
Contact the School of Education office (Stevenson 1078) Monday - Friday, 8:00 to 3:30 to schedule a time to take the required exam. (see a schedule of available exam dates and times)
The exam takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. A score of 80% or better in each of the three test sections satisfies the Legal Seminar admissions requirement.
You are permitted to take and use notes when taking the exam.
Turn in the test and your completed answer sheet to the receptionist or proctor.
The exam will be corrected when finished.
Upon receipt of notification that you passed the test, you will have completed the requirements of California law and credential standards for information about sexual harassment and suspected child abuse.
If you do not pass a section of the test, you will need to retake that section of the test.

Watch the videos now:

Attention

If you are having difficulties viewing the seminar online, please contact the Credentials Office at credentials.office@sonoma.edu.

Handout Exam Schedule Last modified 6.1.09 Pamela Van Halsema		School of Education Legal Seminar California law and credential standards require that all teacher education candidates receive information about sexual harassment and suspected child abuse BEFORE entering California classrooms. Please follow the instructions below to complete this requirement: Watch the Legal Seminar online (link below) The Seminar is in three sections: Illegal Discrimination, Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting, and Sexual Harassment View all three sections of the lesson in their entirety, including the Lesson Introduction, the Video Lessons and the Support Materials. Note the Handout of Seminar notes found at the link to the left on this page, and also on the Support Materials Tab of the lesson. Contact the School of Education office (Stevenson 1078) Monday - Friday, 8:00 to 3:30 to schedule a time to take the required exam. (see a schedule of available exam dates and times) The exam takes approximately 40 minutes to complete. A score of 80% or better in each of the three test sections satisfies the Legal Seminar admissions requirement. You are permitted to take and use notes when taking the exam. Turn in the test and your completed answer sheet to the receptionist or proctor. The exam will be corrected when finished. Upon receipt of notification that you passed the test, you will have completed the requirements of California law and credential standards for information about sexual harassment and suspected child abuse. If you do not pass a section of the test, you will need to retake that section of the test. Watch the videos now: Illegal Discrimination Sexual Harrassment Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Attention If you are having difficulties viewing the seminar online, please contact the Credentials Office at credentials.office@sonoma.edu.