Court decisions in 1988 expanded the power of school boards to set policies regarding the operation of the public schools. Cases are discussed under the following sections: (1) public school assignment, tuition, transportation, home instruction, and compulsory attendance; (2) private and parochial schools; (3) substantive rights of students, including search and seizure, and First Amendment religious and freedom of expression rights; (4) sanctions for student misconduct including suspensions, expulsions, and corporal punishment; and (5) desegregation, including cross-district remedies, desegregation plan oversight, and attorney's fees. (MLF)