Here is a book to serve educators from all types of schools in either pre-service or professional development that is designed as a text for master's and licensure (post-master's) level. This book covers all the relevant issues in school law: (1) The legal system; (2) The federal and state role in education; (3) Church-state relationships; (4) Attendance law; (5) The instructional program; (6) Student rights; (7) Teacher contracts; (8) Rights and freedoms; (9) Teacher negligence; (10) Law for handicapped students, and; (11) Desegregation. The author groups case summaries, which include a brief, ramifications, and topics of interest to educators, together at the end of each chapter to facilitate research efforts. The book is a concise presentation of the constitutional, statutory, and case law knowledge that is needed for the effective day-to-day operation of schools and school systems. Contemporary issues having a large impact on school law, such as vouchers, the evolution vs. creation controversy, and home-schooling are included. After a preface, the cases are listed and then each case is discussed by topic. Appended are: (1) The Constitution of the United States: Selected Provisions; (2) Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C. Sections 4071 and 4072; and (3) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment). Information about the author and an index are also included.