by Jennifer Childress | Jan 22, 2020 | Legal Developments, National, Religion
On January 16, 2020, the White House issued updated guidance on prayer in public schools. The stated purpose of the guidance is to provide information on the current state of the law concerning religious expression in public schools and clarify the extent to which...
by Andrea Payne | Jan 21, 2020 | Education News, Legal Developments
Although TEA likely hopes to prevent the hiring of teachers who are investigated for offenses far more serious than simply being a “bad” teacher, the new Do Not Hire registry brings to mind the notorious Lemon Dance. Marginally effective teachers can shuffle from...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 16, 2020 | Legal Developments
This case out of Mississippi does not involve a school district, but the same analysis applies in a school context when an employee fails to demonstrate fitness to return to work following medical leave. The former City of Jackson Police Department Police Lieutenant...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 8, 2020 | Legal Developments
The case, Monroe v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., No. CV H-19-1991, 2019 WL 7206031, (S.D. Tex. Dec. 11, 2019), examined whether a citizen who made threatening remarks and gestures toward a Houston Independent School District principal could be temporarily banned from...
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 | 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...
