by Jennifer Childress | Apr 17, 2023 | Bullying, Legal Developments
The Texas Education Agency has released the following minimum standards for bullying prevention policies and procedures to be implemented by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools under Texas Education Code (TEC), §37.0832: (1) ensure and appropriately...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 3, 2023 | Legal Developments
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has held that the failure to exhaust administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not bar a separate lawsuit for compensatory damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act...
by Jennifer Childress | Mar 7, 2023 | Legal Developments
A federal court ruled that Grapeland Independent School District was not liable under Title IX for a teacher’s sexual abuse of a student. The teacher abused the student beginning in the fifth grade. While staff members observed the teacher showing favoritism to the...
by Jennifer Childress | Dec 15, 2022 | Legal Developments
Jane Roe, a former student of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, sued the district alleging that when she was fourteen years old, she was sexually assaulted by another student in a stairwell at Cypress Creek High School, following an abusive relationship...
by Andrea Payne | Dec 2, 2022 | Legal Developments
New bills from Texas legislators could bring big changes to Texas’ school funding system. Districts are facing enormous challenges with teacher retention and operating expenses, and some districts are also losing students to private schools and charters, exacerbating...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 21, 2022 | Legal Developments
A federal appeals court in Florida considered a suit involving a student’s allegations of excessive force by a school resource officer. The trial court dismissed the suit against the officer, finding that he was entitled to immunity. An appeal was sought on behalf of...
