The almost universal doctrine of charitable immunity was traditionally justified at one time because of the altruistic nature of charities. The reasons for abolition of charitable immunity in most states have generally been two-fold: (1) charities are no longer low-budget, marginal operations; (2) the risk of crippling verdicts can be minimized and controlled through the purchase of liability insurance. This book presents pertinent case information about the legal problems encountered by religious and private schools in the United States. Six chapters cover the following topics in detail: (1) tort liability (charitable immunity, field trips, invasion of privacy); (2) constitutional and contractual considerations of institutional, student, and faculty relationships; (3) governing board responsibilities and liability (fiduciary relationship, standard of care; closing a school); (4) governmental regulation of nonpublic schools (basis for state regulation; schools with and without a religious nexus); (5) federal antidiscrimination legislation (general corrective statutes, Equal Pay Act of 1964, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993); and (6) special problems (copyright, Immigration and Reform Control Act, bankruptcy code and student debts). A table of cases and an index are included. (LMI)