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...
