On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Denton Independent School District in Texas has entered into a resolution agreement to […]
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On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The PWFA requires most employers with 15 or more employees to
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On April 10, 2024, the Justice Department announced that it filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas against West Memphis School District (WMSD) for denying
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A federal court determined that a former Dallas ISD bus driver can proceed with her age discrimination lawsuit. The bus driver, representing herself, sued the district after it terminated her
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Senate Bill (SB) 1506, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, amended Texas Education Code (TEC) §38.032 requiring TEA to post on the agency’s website a form to be used to submit a seizure
Seizure Management and Treatment Form Is Now Available Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an appeal over dismissal of a student’s lawsuit stemming from an off-campus social media post that resulted in the student suspension from the football
Supreme Court Ends Student’s Challenge to Discipline Over Social Media Post Read More »
The Houston Chronicle reports that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Houston ISD for alleged equal pay violations. The suit claims the district pays some female career and technical
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Texas legislation regulating content of public school library books. In an effort to keep material deemed inappropriate off Texas public school
Appeals Court Strikes Down Public School Book Legislation Read More »
During the 88th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature amended Texas Education Code (TEC), §25.002(a) and added TEC §25.036(c) in House Bill 3 to require the transfer of a child’s disciplinary
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Klein Independent School District (KISD) terminated Alana Sisk’s continuing teaching contract, and Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath affirmed the decision. On further review, the district court reversed the Commissioner’s
Appeals Court Rules for Teacher in Termination Appeal Read More »
