by Jennifer Childress | Jun 23, 2021 | Breaking News
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a cheerleader who was suspended from the squad for her off-campus social media posts. The case is Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., Dkt. No. 20-255. After the student, B.L., failed to make the school’s varsity...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 17, 2021 | Legal Developments
The parents of an intellectually disabled student in the Houston Independent School District sued the district and the student’s teacher alleging Title IX and constitutional violations. According to the suit, the school knew of the student’s cognitive and emotional...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 7, 2021 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
A group of teachers (Teachers) at the Dallas Independent School District filed grievances objecting to DISD’s method of evaluating teacher performance. DISD denied the grievances as untimely. On appeal, the Commissioner of Education dismissed the grievances,...
by Jennifer Childress | May 26, 2021 | Legal Developments
The U.S. Department of Education has released a guide regarding funding under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Programs, Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Programs. Under GEER, established in the CARES Act, the Department...
by Jennifer Childress | May 20, 2021 | Legal Developments
A Rocksprings Independent School District senior from the 2019-2020 school year, who had hoped to be named class valedictorian, filed a grievance against the District. After the grievance was denied, the student appealed to the Commissioner of Education. The student...
