This chapter, one of seven in the 1973 Yearbook of School Law, reviews the status and development of the law governing school property during 1972. It is based primarily on an analysis of court decisions during that year. The cases divide into (1) those dealing with the acquisition, management, and disposition of school property; and (2) those…

In 1972, school finance emerged as a major area of litigation. The most important of the cases dealt with support for private schools and State allocation formulas for local school districts. In Wolman vs Essex, the United States Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision that State-funded tuition grants to parents of children attending private…

The 1973 court cases relating to school property continued a trend toward litigating constitutional issues. For instance, a larger number of cases dealt with the relationship between the location and construction of school buildings and school desegregation plans. This chapter reviews the status and development of case law relating to school…