E-mail has created friction between school districts' proprietary needs and employees' privacy rights. This article examines e-mail law (constitutional, statutory, and common) and issues (employer monitoring, discover problems, admissibility, and attorney-client privilege) and provides policy guidelines. The 1996 Communications Decency Act, designed to protect children from lewd Internet materials, is being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court. (20 references) (MLH)