Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA), a nonprofit organization committed to ending race discrimination in higher-education admissions, sued the University of Texas at Austin (UT) over its use of race […]
Suit Against the University of Texas Over Admissions Policies Was Improperly Dismissed Read More »
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
Appeals Court Upheld Student’s Special Education Evaluation Read More »
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
Student’s Disability Discrimination Claim Stemming from Injury Dismissed Read More »
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
Administrator and Resource Officer Denied Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force Read More »
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
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up High School Coach’s Prayer Case Read More »
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
Case Involving Student Strip Search Allowed to Proceed Against School Officials Read More »
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.
Teacher’s Termination for Lengthy Absences Upheld Read More »
The holidays are finally here, and cooler weather is coming! In Texas, you never know how long it will last, so the next time you get the opportunity to curl
SHARS Handbook Officially Released Read More »
Last week the federal government announced that it will investigate TEA because the state organization’s guidance prohibiting mask mandates may be “preventing school districts in the state from considering or
Investigations, Lawsuits, & Masks in Texas Schools Read More »
The Texas House Public Education Committee passed SB 15 earlier this week. This bill would allow schools to create programs for virtual learning, enabling some students to attend class via
Texas Senate Bill 15 & Remote Learning Read More »
