Pro Public Education Part 2
This week we’d like to bring you two additional resources prior to Super Tuesday. We at ED311 do not publicly support any particular candidate or party, but we heartily encourage
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Legal Developments
The TxSSC Issues Model Policies and Procedures to Establish and Train on Threat Assessment
The Texas State Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) has issued model policies and procedures consistent with the requirements of Texas Education Code (TEC) 37.115 for public school districts and charter
Suit challenging Oregon district’s transgender safety plan dismissed
Current and former high school students, their parents, and organizations brought suit challenging an Oregon school district’s transgender safety plan for a student who identified as a male, but was
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Although it was “disturbing”, the 15-year athletic director’s reassignment to a teacher position was permissible under his administrator contract
The Commissioner of Education recently found permissible the Caddo Mills ISD’s reassignment of its Athletic Director to a teaching position at the district’s alternative school. Mr. Sumrow was employed by
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit by Student Found Ineligible to Play Varsity Sports
This week, in Martinez v. New Deal Independent School District, No. 19-50603, 2020 WL 536253, at *2 (5th Cir. Feb. 3, 2020), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the
Parent Communication Plan Properly Addressed Excessive and Intimidating Communications With School Staff
In L. F. v. Lake Washington Sch. Dist. #414, No. 18-35792, 2020 WL 253572 (9th Cir. Jan. 17, 2020), the father of two Washington state public school students sued the
Updated Federal Guidance On Prayer In Public Schools
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
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TEA’s Do Not Hire Registry Has Launched
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
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Employee Failed To Show His Fitness To Return To Work After Medical Leave
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
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Can Citizens Who Make Threats At Board Meetings Be Banned?
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
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