by Jennifer Childress | Jun 7, 2022 | Legal Developments
Parents of a Northwest ISD kindergarten student challenged the district’s special education evaluation. A special education hearing officer concluded that the evaluation complied with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On appeal in federal court,...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 6, 2022 | Legal Developments
A ninth-grade Pflugerville ISD student fell in PE class and broke his arm. The school called the student’s mother, who took her son to a medical clinic. The suit alleged that the student broke his arm in two places and that he had surgery for a dislocated and broken...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 6, 2022 | Legal Developments
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals out of Michigan recently affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a school administrator and school resource officer accused of using excessive force against a student. The student alleged violations of the Fourth Amendment which...
by Jennifer Childress | Mar 7, 2022 | Legal Developments
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a prayer-related case involving a high school football coach. Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, engaged in prayer with a number of students during and after school games. The Bremerton School District in...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 24, 2022 | Legal Developments
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a judgment favorable to two Alabama school officials stemming from a strip search of minor student, T.R. While Texas does not fall within the Eleventh Circuit’s jurisdiction, the case is nevertheless...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 22, 2022 | Legal Developments
Erin Carter, a Louisiana middle-school teacher, developed migraines and stopped going to work. After she was unable to get paid leave under Louisiana law, the district offered her unpaid leave. Carter, however, did not complete the paperwork for unpaid leave and...
