diff --git a/schools/javadocs/com/lambdaschool/zoos/services/ZooServiceImpl.html b/schools/javadocs/com/lambdaschool/zoos/services/ZooServiceImpl.html
index 10bef294..845a2d71 100644
--- a/schools/javadocs/com/lambdaschool/zoos/services/ZooServiceImpl.html
+++ b/schools/javadocs/com/lambdaschool/zoos/services/ZooServiceImpl.html
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ <h4>update</h4>
 <h4>delete</h4>
 <pre class="methodSignature">@Transactional
 public&nbsp;void&nbsp;delete&#8203;(long&nbsp;id)
-            throws javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException</pre>
+            throws javax.persistence.ResourceNotFoundException</pre>
 <div class="block"><span class="descfrmTypeLabel">Description copied from interface:&nbsp;<code><a href="ZooService.html#delete(long)">ZooService</a></code></span></div>
 <div class="block">Deletes the course record, it student course combinations, and its telephone items from the database based off of the provided primary key</div>
 <dl>
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ <h4>delete</h4>
 <dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
 <dd><code>id</code> - id The primary key (long) of the course you seek.</dd>
 <dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
-<dd><code>javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException</code></dd>
+<dd><code>javax.persistence.ResourceNotFoundException</code></dd>
 </dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ <h4>saveZooAnimalCombo</h4>
 <li class="blockList">
 <h4>findZooByLikeName</h4>
 <pre class="methodSignature">public&nbsp;java.util.ArrayList&lt;<a href="../models/Zoo.html" title="class in com.lambdaschool.schools.models">Zoo</a>&gt;&nbsp;findZooByLikeName&#8203;(java.lang.String&nbsp;name)
-                                           throws javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException</pre>
+                                           throws javax.persistence.ResourceNotFoundException</pre>
 <div class="block"><span class="descfrmTypeLabel">Description copied from interface:&nbsp;<code><a href="ZooService.html#findZooByLikeName(java.lang.String)">ZooService</a></code></span></div>
 <div class="block">A list of all zoos whose name contains the given substring
  A Stretch Goal</div>
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ <h4>findZooByLikeName</h4>
 <dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
 <dd>List of zoos whose name contains the given substring</dd>
 <dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
-<dd><code>javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException</code></dd>
+<dd><code>javax.persistence.ResourceNotFoundException</code></dd>
 </dl>
 </li>
 </ul>
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/CustomErrorDetails.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/CustomErrorDetails.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d363ce08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/CustomErrorDetails.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions;
+
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.services.HelperFunctions;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.error.DefaultErrorAttributes;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+@Component
+public class CustomErrorDetails extends DefaultErrorAttributes {
+    @Autowired
+    private HelperFunctions helperFunctions;
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, Object> getErrorAttributes(WebRequest webRequest, boolean includeStackTrace) {
+        Map<String, Object> errorAttributes = super.getErrorAttributes(webRequest, includeStackTrace);
+
+        Map<String, Object> rtnAttributes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+
+        rtnAttributes.put("title", errorAttributes.get("error"));
+        rtnAttributes.put("status", errorAttributes.get("status"));
+        rtnAttributes.put("detail", errorAttributes.get("message"));
+        rtnAttributes.put("timestamp", new Date());
+        rtnAttributes.put("developerMessage", "path: " + errorAttributes.get("path"));
+
+        rtnAttributes.put("errors", helperFunctions.getValidationErrors(this.getError(webRequest)));
+
+        return rtnAttributes;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/ResourceFoundException.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/ResourceFoundException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..082c71cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/ResourceFoundException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions;
+
+public class ResourceFoundException extends RuntimeException{
+    public ResourceFoundException(String message) {
+        super("Found an issue with School: " + message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d59442f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/exceptions/ResourceNotFoundException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions;
+
+
+public class ResourceNotFoundException extends RuntimeException{
+    public ResourceNotFoundException(String message) {
+        super("Found an error with School: " + message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/handlers/RestExceptionHandler.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/handlers/RestExceptionHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e296e2ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/handlers/RestExceptionHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.handlers;
+
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions.ResourceFoundException;
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.ErrorDetail;
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.services.HelperFunctions;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.MissingPathVariableException;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ExceptionHandler;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestControllerAdvice;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.WebRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.NoHandlerFoundException;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ResponseEntityExceptionHandler;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+
+@RestControllerAdvice
+@Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
+public class RestExceptionHandler extends ResponseEntityExceptionHandler {
+    @Autowired
+    private HelperFunctions helperFunctions;
+
+    public RestExceptionHandler() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected ResponseEntity<Object> handleExceptionInternal(Exception ex, Object body, HttpHeaders headers, HttpStatus status, WebRequest request) {
+        ErrorDetail errorDetail = new ErrorDetail();
+
+        errorDetail.setTimestamp(new Date());
+        errorDetail.setTitle("Rest Internal Exception");
+        errorDetail.setStatus(status.value());
+        errorDetail.setDetail("Found an error with School: " + ex.getMessage());
+        errorDetail.setDeveloperMessage(ex.getClass().getName());
+        errorDetail.setErrors(helperFunctions.getValidationErrors(ex));
+
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(errorDetail, null, status);
+    }
+
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(ResourceNotFoundException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<?> handleResourceNotFoundException(ResourceNotFoundException rnfe) {
+        ErrorDetail errorDetail = new ErrorDetail();
+
+        errorDetail.setTimestamp(new Date());
+        errorDetail.setTitle("Resource Not Found");
+        errorDetail.setStatus(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND.value());
+        errorDetail.setDetail(rnfe.getMessage());
+        errorDetail.setDeveloperMessage(rnfe.getClass().getName());
+        errorDetail.setErrors(helperFunctions.getValidationErrors(rnfe));
+
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(errorDetail, null, HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND);
+    }
+
+    @ExceptionHandler(ResourceFoundException.class)
+    public ResponseEntity<?> handleResourceFoundException(ResourceNotFoundException rnfe) {
+        ErrorDetail errorDetail = new ErrorDetail();
+
+        errorDetail.setTimestamp(new Date());
+        errorDetail.setTitle("Unexpected Resource");
+        errorDetail.setStatus(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value());
+        errorDetail.setDetail(rnfe.getMessage());
+        errorDetail.setDeveloperMessage(rnfe.getClass().getName());
+        errorDetail.setErrors(helperFunctions.getValidationErrors(rnfe));
+
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(errorDetail, null, HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/models/ErrorDetail.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/models/ErrorDetail.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd8a97b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/models/ErrorDetail.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.models;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class ErrorDetail {
+    private String title;
+    private int status;
+    private String detail;
+    private Date timestamp;
+    private String developerMessage;
+    private List<ValidationError> errors = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    public ErrorDetail() {
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public void setTitle(String title) {
+        this.title = title;
+    }
+
+    public int getStatus() {
+        return status;
+    }
+
+    public void setStatus(int status) {
+        this.status = status;
+    }
+
+    public String getDetail() {
+        return detail;
+    }
+
+    public void setDetail(String detail) {
+        this.detail = detail;
+    }
+
+    public Date getTimestamp() {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+
+    public void setTimestamp(Date timestamp) {
+        this.timestamp = timestamp;
+    }
+
+    public String getDeveloperMessage() {
+        return developerMessage;
+    }
+
+    public void setDeveloperMessage(String developerMessage) {
+        this.developerMessage = developerMessage;
+    }
+
+    public List<ValidationError> getErrors() {
+        return errors;
+    }
+
+    public void setErrors(List<ValidationError> errors) {
+        this.errors = errors;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/models/ValidationError.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/models/ValidationError.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22af917f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/models/ValidationError.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.models;
+
+public class ValidationError {
+    private String fieldName;
+    private String message;
+
+    public ValidationError() {
+    }
+
+    public ValidationError(String fieldName, String message) {
+        this.fieldName = fieldName;
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    public String getFieldName() {
+        return fieldName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFieldName(String fieldName) {
+        this.fieldName = fieldName;
+    }
+
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/CoursesServiceImpl.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/CoursesServiceImpl.java
index 77861321..5682d2a5 100644
--- a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/CoursesServiceImpl.java
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/CoursesServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.lambdaschool.schools.services;
 
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.Course;
 import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.Instructor;
 import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.StudCourses;
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
-import javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public List<Course> findAll()
     public Course findCourseById(long id)
     {
         return courserepos.findById(id)
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Course id " + id + " not found!"));
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Course id " + id + " not found!"));
     }
 
     @Transactional
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public Course findCourseById(long id)
     public void delete(long id)
     {
         courserepos.findById(id)
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Course id " + id + " not found!"));
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Course id " + id + " not found!"));
         courserepos.deleteById(id);
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public Course save(Course course)
         if (course.getCourseid() != 0)
         {
             Course oldCourse = courserepos.findById(course.getCourseid())
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Course id " + course.getCourseid() + " not found!"));
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Course id " + course.getCourseid() + " not found!"));
 
             newCourse.setCourseid(course.getCourseid());
         }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public Course save(Course course)
         newCourse.setCoursename(course.getCoursename());
         Instructor newInstructor = instructorrepos.findById(course.getInstructor()
             .getInstructorid())
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Instructor id " + course.getInstructor()
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Instructor id " + course.getInstructor()
                 .getInstructorid() + " not found!"));
         newCourse.setInstructor(newInstructor);
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public Course save(Course course)
         {
             Student newStudent = studentrepos.findById(sc.getStudent()
                 .getStudentid())
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Instructor id " + sc.getStudent()
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Instructor id " + sc.getStudent()
                     .getStudentid() + " not found!"));
 
             newCourse.getStudents()
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/HelperFunctions.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/HelperFunctions.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75f79a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/HelperFunctions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.services;
+
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.ValidationError;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface HelperFunctions {
+    List<ValidationError> getValidationErrors(Throwable cause);
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/HelperFunctionsImpl.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/HelperFunctionsImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6a633af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/HelperFunctionsImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.lambdaschool.schools.services;
+
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.ValidationError;
+import org.hibernate.exception.ConstraintViolationException;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.validation.FieldError;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.MethodArgumentNotValidException;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+@Service(value = "helperFunctions")
+public class HelperFunctionsImpl implements HelperFunctions{
+    @Override
+    public List<ValidationError> getValidationErrors(Throwable cause) {
+        List<ValidationError> validationErrorList = new ArrayList<>();
+
+      while (cause != null && !(cause instanceof ConstraintViolationException || cause instanceof MethodArgumentNotValidException)) {
+          cause = cause.getCause();
+      }
+
+      if(cause != null ) {
+          if(cause instanceof ConstraintViolationException) {
+              ConstraintViolationException ex = (ConstraintViolationException) cause;
+              System.out.printf("ConstraintViolationException!!!!!!!!!!!" );
+              ValidationError newVE = new ValidationError();
+              newVE.setMessage(ex.getConstraintName());
+              newVE.setFieldName(ex.getMessage());
+
+              validationErrorList.add(newVE);
+          } else {
+              MethodArgumentNotValidException ex = (MethodArgumentNotValidException) cause;
+              System.out.printf("MethodArgumentNotValidException!!!!!!!!!!!" );
+              List<FieldError> fieldErrors = ex.getBindingResult().getFieldErrors();
+              for(FieldError fe : fieldErrors) {
+                ValidationError newVE = new ValidationError();
+                newVE.setMessage(fe.getDefaultMessage());
+                newVE.setFieldName(fe.getField());
+
+                validationErrorList.add(newVE);
+              }
+          }
+      }
+
+        return validationErrorList;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/StudentServiceImpl.java b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/StudentServiceImpl.java
index 1ad495cd..d25860d4 100644
--- a/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/StudentServiceImpl.java
+++ b/schools/src/main/java/com/lambdaschool/schools/services/StudentServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.lambdaschool.schools.services;
 
+import com.lambdaschool.schools.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.Course;
 import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.StudCourses;
 import com.lambdaschool.schools.models.Student;
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
-import javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public List<Student> findAll()
     public Student findStudentById(long id)
     {
         return studentrepos.findById(id)
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Student id " + id + " not found!"));
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Student id " + id + " not found!"));
     }
 
     @Transactional
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public Student findStudentById(long id)
     public void delete(long id)
     {
         studentrepos.findById(id)
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Student id " + id + " not found!"));
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Student id " + id + " not found!"));
         studentrepos.deleteById(id);
     }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public Student save(Student student)
         if (student.getStudentid() != 0)
         {
             Student oldStudent = studentrepos.findById(student.getStudentid())
-                .orElseThrow(() -> new EntityNotFoundException("Student id " + student.getStudentid() + " not found!"));
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new ResourceNotFoundException("Student id " + student.getStudentid() + " not found!"));
 
             newStudent.setStudentid(student.getStudentid());
         }
diff --git a/schools/src/main/resources/application.properties b/schools/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 9758fe0c..bf30a1d6 100644
--- a/schools/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/schools/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ spring.datasource.initialization-mode=always
 # spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 # since we have our data in SeedData, do not also load it from data.sql
 # spring.datasource.initialization-mode=never
+# Disabling default error/exception formatter
+server.error.whitelabel.enabled=false
+#
+spring.mvc.throw-exception-if-no-handler-found=true
+#
+spring.resources.add-mappings=false