by Jennifer Childress | Oct 16, 2019 | Bullying
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. To address bullying and other safety concerns on campus, schools are turning to apps that allow for anonymous reporting. One such app is Anonymous Alerts. Once a student downloads the app, they are given a user ID. This...
by Jennifer Childress | Jul 31, 2019 | Bullying, Legal Developments
Senate Bill 38, enacted by the Texas Legislature this session, expands the scope and definition of hazing. Texas Education Code § 37.152 makes it unlawful to (1) engage in hazing; (2) solicit, encourage, direct, aid, or attempt to aid another in engaging in hazing;...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 13, 2019 | Bullying
Sexual harassment of students, whether it be by an employee or another student, is prohibited under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX states that “[n]o person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 17, 2019 | Bullying, Legal Developments
Monica Roberts, a parent, filed a lawsuit against Sinton Independent School District, its superintendent, and a school district police officer, Esteban Suarez, alleging they violated her constitutional rights related to free speech and parenting her children by...
by Jennifer Childress | Aug 15, 2017 | Bullying, Legal Developments, Students
Senate Bill 179, known as David’s Law, was enacted by the Legislature this year to combat and prevent bullying in schools. The law amends Texas Education Code § 37.0832, so now “a single significant act” may constitute bullying, rather than a pattern of acts. The...
by Jennifer Childress | May 4, 2017 | Bullying
K.S. v. Northwest Independent School District, Dkt. No. 16-40093 (5th Circuit, May 2, 2017). K.S. filed suit against Northwest Independent School District, claiming that he was subjected to peer harassment on the basis of his sex by a number of students while he was...
