ROBERT C. O'REILLY is Professor Emeritus of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is the senior author of Librarians and Labor Relations: Employment Under Union Contracts (Greenwood, 1981), Shool Law for the Practitioner, with Edward T. Green (Greenwood, 1983) and Understanding Collective Bargaining in Public Education. He has served as a member of the National Commission for Excellence in Educational Administration and is a past president of the National Council for Professors of Educational Administration. He is a professor in management and administration at Walden University.EDWARD T. GREEN is Professor Emeritus at Georgia Southern University, where he served as Professor of Educational Leadership. A long-time superintendent of schools in New York State, he has served on national committees devoted to finance, facilities, and collective bargaining. He is co-author of School Law for the Practitioner.

• Preface The Legal System and Location of Cases School Districts and Boards of Education Parent Rights and Responsibilities Certification, Contracts, and Retirement Administering Staff Personnel Administering Student Personnel The Law and the Handicapped Discrimination and Equality of Opportunity Injury and Negligence Religion and Schooling Collective Bargaining Finance Glossary Index

ROBERT C. O'REILLY is Professor Emeritus of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is the senior author of Librarians and Labor Relations: Employment Under Union Contracts (Greenwood, 1981), Shool Law for the Practitioner, with Edward T. Green (Greenwood, 1983) and Understanding Collective Bargaining in Public Education. He has served as a member of the National Commission for Excellence in Educational Administration and is a past president of the National Council for Professors of Educational Administration. He is a professor in management and administration at Walden University.EDWARD T. GREEN is Professor Emeritus at Georgia Southern University, where he served as Professor of Educational Leadership. A long-time superintendent of schools in New York State, he has served on national committees devoted to finance, facilities, and collective bargaining. He is co-author of School Law for the Practitioner.

• Preface The Legal System and Location of Cases School Districts and Boards of Education Parent Rights and Responsibilities Certification, Contracts, and Retirement Administering Staff Personnel Administering Student Personnel The Law and the Handicapped Discrimination and Equality of Opportunity Injury and Negligence Religion and Schooling Collective Bargaining Finance Glossary Index