New Law Limits Suspensions of Students Who Are In A Grade Level Below Grade Three; Lawmakers Think Positive Interventions Serve Students Better Under most circumstances, schools may no longer suspend […]
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The Association of American Law Schools announced that they would be moving a 2018 conference from Austin to Chicago, following the Texas Legislature’s passage of the controversial Bathroom Bill and
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Eubank v. Lockhart Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 1:15-CV-1019-RP (W.D. Tex. Jan. 17, 2017). Magdalena Eubank was a counselor in the Lockhart Independent School District when she was terminated for a
Garcia v. Vega Indep. Sch. Dist., Dkt. No. 2:16-CV-00211-J (N.D. Tex. Jan. 27, 2017). J.G. was a transfer student in the Vega Independent School District in October of 2012, when
Boyd v. Mount Pleasant ISD, Dkt. No. 2:16-CV-00233-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex. Jan. 9, 2017). Gerald Boyd was employed by Mount Pleasant Independent School District (MPISD) when he made public comments at
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The Department of Education says that it does. In a Dear Colleague Letter issued in January, the Department said it still receives inquiries on whether the least restrictive environment (LRE)
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Following the 2016 election, eight states in the U.S. have now legalized recreational marijuana use, and 28 states have legalized it for medicinal purposes. Many say it’s just a matter
Last month, the Department of Education and Department of Justice released a new resource to assist states and school districts in improving School Resource Officer (SRO)-related policy and practice. The
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The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations that allow people with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their jobs, unless it would pose an undue
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According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2015, about eleven percent of the 89,385 charges of discrimination filed alleged national origin discrimination. National origin discrimination is discrimination because
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