This chapter summarizes recent state supreme court and federal court decisions involving school employees. The cases discussed are generally limited to those decided during 1975 and reported in the General Digest as of March 1976. In her discussion, the author attempts to integrate related cases and to illuminate any unifying legal principles that underlie the decisions relevant to each specific subtopic involving school employees. Separate sections of the article focus in turn on cases involving discrimination in employment, school board discretion to dismiss and discipline teachers, tenure and seniority, substantive due process rights, procedural due process rights, remedies for improper board actions, leaves of absence, and teacher retirement. (JG)