Brothers, C.G. and D.G., were students in Mathis Independent School District (“MISD”) and are Roman Catholics of Hispanic descent. When C.G. was an infant, the family learned that C.G. […]
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The parents of Northwest Independent School District student, C.R., sued the school district after her assignment to an alternative school and her dismissal from the drill team. On February 14,
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Fernando Herrera, a teacher terminated by Dallas Independent School District (DISD) at the end of his probationary contract, sued the school district under the Texas Whistleblower Act. Herrera claimed that
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S.C. and B.C., individually and on behalf of their minor daughter, C.C. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Round Rock ISD, a journalism teacher, and a high school
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On behalf of A.C., their minor child, Warren D. and Paula M. Crozier sued A.C.’s teacher, her school, the Nebraska school district, and three administrators for allegedly violating A.C.’s rights
Trial Court Improperly Dismissed the Student’s First Amendment Suit Read More »
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
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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
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
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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
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
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