An essential resource for all educators and school policy makers, this guide provides vital information on historical and contemporary legal issues affecting the organisation and administration of schools in the United States. Virtually every topic of concern to today's educators is covered in a practical, easy-to-read organisation and style that's accessible even to those with little or no knowledge of the legal issues affecting public schools.

Revised chapters in this edition include recent rulings on religion in public schools, social media, Facebook and Twitter challenges, virtual charter schools, administrators' authority at bus stops, legal aspects of teachers and administrators' evaluation, teacher performance and misconduct, 504 Rehabilitation plans, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act, violence and tragedy in U.S. schools, procedures for evaluating and responding to threats, natural disasters and school safety, proposed changes to No Child Left Behind by the White House, use of chaperones for field trips, and new application exercises at the end of each chapter.