by Jennifer Childress | Dec 11, 2019 | Legal Developments
The Fifth Circuit recently heard oral argument in a First Amendment and Texas Whistleblower suit brought by former elementary school administrators against the Northside Independent School District and its superintendent. This case arises from the termination of two...
by Jennifer Childress | Dec 4, 2019 | Events
Leslie Story, a Lead Attorney for Policy Service for the Texas Association of School Boards, will deliver a talk on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at Ed311’s upcoming Personnel...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 20, 2019 | Events
Personnel Law Conference Preview: Did immunity bar claims that the district breached an agreement to provide a neutral reference for the former teacher? Jim Walsh, founding partner of Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle, PC, will deliver a talk on Recent Cases of...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 13, 2019 | Legal Developments
The mother of Dallas ISD student, T.W., who was allegedly assaulted and raped by a classmate, brought a Title IX action against the school district, claiming sex-based discrimination. The lawsuit alleged that T.W., a special needs student, was repeatedly assaulted by...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 7, 2019 | Legal Developments
The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a First Amendment suit filed by a cheerleader who had been removed from her cheerleading squad due to her off-campus social media activity. The case is Longoria Next Friend of M.L. v. San Benito Indep. Consol. Sch....
