by Jennifer Childress | Jun 7, 2021 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
A group of teachers (Teachers) at the Dallas Independent School District filed grievances objecting to DISD’s method of evaluating teacher performance. DISD denied the grievances as untimely. On appeal, the Commissioner of Education dismissed the grievances,...
by Jennifer Childress | May 26, 2021 | Legal Developments
The U.S. Department of Education has released a guide regarding funding under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Programs, Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Programs. Under GEER, established in the CARES Act, the Department...
by Jennifer Childress | May 20, 2021 | Legal Developments
A Rocksprings Independent School District senior from the 2019-2020 school year, who had hoped to be named class valedictorian, filed a grievance against the District. After the grievance was denied, the student appealed to the Commissioner of Education. The student...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 21, 2021 | Legal Developments
The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 29, which would add a provision to the Texas Education Code prohibiting a student from competing in an interscholastic athletic competition that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student’s biological...
by Andrea Payne | Apr 20, 2021 | Legal Developments
On April 14th, Amy Foster of Eichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. delivered a very interesting presentation: What We’re Watching in This Year’s Legislative Session. A self-proclaimed politics and policy nerd, Amy hit the highlights of some 181 bills...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 14, 2021 | Legal Developments
Nicole Harrison is the mother of B.F., a minor child with multiple physical and cognitive disabilities, including communication problems, problems with walking and balance, and an inability to handle his own toileting. Born in May 2008, B.F. was 8 years old during the...
