This document presents the proceedings of the Columbus, Ohio conference on school desegregation. Among the topics that are covered in this conference are the following: (1) the development of a state formula to assist local school districts in Ohio, (2) an overview (ranging from Plessy to Penick) of the legal aspect of school desegregation, (3) violence in the schools viewed as a byproduct of school desegregation, (4) the importance of community involvement in understanding school desegregation, (5) the development of desegregation support groups in the school, (6) the role of the church in school desegregation, (7) staff development and inservice training for desegregated settings, (8) the impact of desegregation upon quality education, (9) the mental health of teachers in desegregated settings and (10) communication in a desegregated setting in terms of black dialect vs. standard English. (Author/AM)