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Discusses the school experience of Adam C. who was eligible for an early intervention program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) because of a diagnosis of autism. His placement decided by an IEP (individualized education program) team in the Riverdale Local School District in Ohio; His disruptive behavior and violence that put Cheryl Coolidge on temporary total disability; Details of a negligence claim against the parents and an employment intentional tort claim against the school district; Judgment based on the state's governmental immunity statute; Two issues of foreseeability and proximate cause in the parents' liability; Indication that the case was heard by Ohio's supreme court.

Comments on the issue of segregation and racial equality in the field of education in the U.S. Significance of the decision on the case Brown v. Board of Education, which dealt with the issue; Hypocricies facing the country in relation to the race issue; Core beliefs of the Minority Student Achievement Network, which is made up of various school districts across the nation.

Discusses the ruling of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on a case filed by high school students and their parents against the Escambia, Alabama school district and two of its employees. Facts of the case; Reasons behind the ruling of the court; Arguments presented by guidance counselor Kay Rose and assistant principal Melvin Powell.

Focuses on the decision of the Ohio federal district court in March 1990, regarding the suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission against the Patrick Henry Education Association and the Patrick Henry School District in Ohio, regarding religious discrimination in the case of teacher agency fees. Reasons the court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants; Comparison with a case that arose at a university in Michigan; Facts of the case.

Examines the court decision on the lawsuit filed against the Gravette Public School Distric in Arkansas over Bible classes held in the school. Argument of the defendant school district; Legal provisions on the use of public schools for religious purposes; Basis of the ruling.

This article focuses on the court decision that judiciary has no right to interfere with educational decisions. The parents of Thomas Rettig, in 1979 a 16-year-old autistic child asked that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio order the Kent City School District to provide their son with specific programs, such as summer classes and year round therapy. The lower court refused to require the programs, and the Sixth Circuit agreed. Frederick Compton, the attorney for the school district, said he is "extremely pleased" with the decision, which is "a complete and total win for us."