by Jennifer Childress | Sep 24, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment in favor of Copperas Cove Independent School District for its handling of peer harassment complaints by a middle school student. The case is Brend v. Copperas Cove Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 20-50090, 2020 WL 5540132, at...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 2, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
Earlier this summer, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, naming nearly every public school district and education agency in the country. The class action suit was filed by parents and guardians of students...
by Jennifer Childress | Jul 29, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
In the Texas Education Agency’s most recent guidance regarding the opening of schools issued July 28, the agency focuses on four sets of practices that it says minimize the likelihood of viral spread: (1) providing notice; (2) preventing the virus from entering...
by Jennifer Childress | Jul 21, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
Last week, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released public health planning guidance for the 2020-21 academic year in order to well prepare students, teachers, and staff to safely return to school campuses for daily, in-person instruction. Given the latest...
by Jennifer Childress | Jul 1, 2020 | Legal Developments
This week, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals sided with a cheerleader who was suspended for what was described as a “crude, rude, and juvenile” social media post. According to the appeals court, the student’s Snapchat was protected First Amendment speech that did...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 17, 2020 | Legal Developments
The EEOC recently released an updated Covid-19 Technical Assistance Publication titled “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation, and Other EEO Laws.” The guidance document is must reading for HR administrators and directors. It contains a...
