Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote a letter to the Fort Worth Independent School District superintendent and board president, addressing parent complaints that they have been denied access […]
Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released a School and Firearm Safety Action Plan following three days of roundtable meetings at the State Capitol last week. The report comes on the
Following Santa Fe Shootings, TX Governor Announces School Safety Measures Read More »
That is the question in a California case in which two citizens sued on First Amendment grounds after board members blocked them from posting on the board members’ Facebook and
Can School Board Members Block Citizens From Posting On Their Social Media Accounts? Read More »
A Dallas-based teacher is suing the Mansfield Independent School District for discrimination following a sequence of events that led to her being put on leave and transferred to another district
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Greenwood Public School District (GPSD) in Mississippi hired Montrell Greene as superintendent in April 2013. Greene held a three-year term contract through June 2018, but was terminated effective January 4,
What “due process” was Required for the Termination of MS Superintendent? Read More »
In Morath v. Lewis, No. 03-16-00603-CV, 2018 WL 1527875 (Tex. App. Mar. 29, 2018), the appeals court said, yes, and allowed a group of parents to proceed with their claim
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At Legal Digest and Ed311, we are big supporters of early STEM education and the benefits that it can have on childhood development. We currently publish several resources on this
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The following was reprinted from the Texas Education Agency website. Following an extensive statewide outreach effort that included more than 100 meetings statewide, Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced today
TEA completes work on comprehensive strategic action plan for special education Read More »
As we prepared for our spring Special Education Law Conference this month and last, we were saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend and frequent attendee of
Honoring the Life of Toody Byrd during the 2018 SPED Law Conference Read More »
Since July 2017, officials from the U.S. Department of Education have closed at least 65 investigations into school discipline cases in districts singled out for disparately enacting strict disciplinary actions
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