Volunteer involvement in North Carolina public schools is steadily increasing, yet few local school boards have official policies governing the use of volunteers in their schools. An official volunteer policy reduces the risk of injury to participants in school volunteer programs, reduces a school board's liability exposure, and reduces…

Examines a group of cases showing there are few restraints on a board of education's right to hire and reappoint only the best teachers and administrators. A board's decision not to renew the contract of an "average" teacher in order to look for a better teacher will stand. (MLF)

In February 1987, at a statewide meeting of North Carolina school board attorneys, it was revealed that most school board attorneys were not consulted about and had never seen the construction contracts executed by their clients. The general practice in the state was that the architects prepared the contracts using the standard American Institute…