This brief guide to the legal rights of gifted preschool, elementary, and secondary school children, first notes the lack of a federal law to protect the rights of these children in contrast to children with disabilities and the need for advocates for these students to urge adoption of appropriate statutes and regulations at the state and local levels. The guide focuses on appropriate channels to follow to assure services to all eligible students and maximize the probability of productive conflict resolution. General information is provided on the availability and implementation of the following channels to conflict resolution: (1) negotiation (maintain good records and be informed about local and state regulations and laws); (2) mediation (mediation through state statute is available for gifted students in approximately 10 states); (3) due process (approximately 28 states allow procedural due process for gifted children), and (4) court cases (an analysis has found that these cases fall into such categories as educational opportunities, school policies, and tort liability). The existence of protections for some types of gifted youth under the Office of Civil Rights is mentioned, as are the services of the Legal Issues Network, which helps advocates for gifted children. (DB)