Thirteen students at La Vernia High School in La Vernia, Tex. have been arrested and charged with either sexual assault or sexual assault of a child. The arrests stem from […]
LaVernia ISD Faces Two Sexual Assualt Lawsuits Read More »
A.H., a senior at Evanston Township High School in Illinois, was a member of the school’s track and field team despite his physical limitations from spastic quadriplegia related to cerebral
Court Finds Track Athlete’s Accommodation Requests Were Unreasonable Read More »
Lori Rayborn was a high school nurse when a student committed suicide due to alleged school bullying. The student was diabetic and Rayborn had worked closely with the student to
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Elsa Rodriguez is a current Houston Independent School District employee and a member of the HISD teacher’s union, the Houston Federation of Teachers (“HFT”). Rodriguez became active in HFT in
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In Ayala v. Houston ISD, No. CV H-16-2503, 2018 WL 496898, at *1–2 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2018), a federal district court weighed in on whether the Houston ISD and
Texas Federal Court Dismisses Student Sexual Harassment Suit Read More »
The U.S. Department of Education completed an investigation finding Texas Education Agency officials liable for illegally instituting caps on the state’s special education services in an effort to keep special
US Department of Education finds TEA liable for Special Education cap Read More »
On Jan. 11, 2018, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) received a final monitoring report from the U.S. Department of Education with its findings on the delivery of special education services
TEA Statement Regarding Gov. Abbott’s Directive on Special Ed in Texas Read More »
A high school senior athlete in the San Pasqual Valley Unified School District in California sued the district seeking an injunction barring the district’s enforcement of its policy against kneeling
Federal Court Enters Order Allowing School Players To Kneel During National Anthem Read More »
The following story has been reprinted from the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, DC — A federal appeals court in New Orleans earlier this year ruled that a lower court correctly tossed
Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Case on Prayer at School Board Meetings Read More »
In Del Angel v. La Joya Independent School District, Dkt. No. 15-41099 (5th Cir. Nov. 29, 2017), twenty-nine employees of La Joya Independent School District sued the school district, the
