The Fifth Circuit considered Title IX regulations aimed at protecting due process rights of a student accused of peer sexual harassment. The case arose out of an encounter between two […]
Appeals Court Considers Rights of University Student Accused of Sexual Abuse Read More »
A high school football referee sued Northside ISD and an assistant football coach for injuries sustained when two players hit him, knocking him to the ground. The facts alleged that
Claims Against Football Coach for Attack on Referee Allowed to Proceed Read More »
Springboards to Education, Inc. sued the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, alleging copyright infringement for the district’s use of “millionaire”-themed reading incentive programs. Springboards alleged that the district’s programs allegedly
Copyright Infringement Suit Against School District Properly Dismissed Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of a high school football coach who was terminated for his prayer at high school games. Joseph Kennedy engaged in prayer with
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of High School Coach in Prayer Case Read More »
Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA), a nonprofit organization committed to ending race discrimination in higher-education admissions, sued the University of Texas at Austin (UT) over its use of race
Suit Against the University of Texas Over Admissions Policies Was Improperly Dismissed Read More »
Parents of a Northwest ISD kindergarten student challenged the district’s special education evaluation. A special education hearing officer concluded that the evaluation complied with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Appeals Court Upheld Student’s Special Education Evaluation Read More »
A ninth-grade Pflugerville ISD student fell in PE class and broke his arm. The school called the student’s mother, who took her son to a medical clinic. The suit alleged
Student’s Disability Discrimination Claim Stemming from Injury Dismissed Read More »
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals out of Michigan recently affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a school administrator and school resource officer accused of using excessive force against
Administrator and Resource Officer Denied Qualified Immunity for Excessive Force Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a prayer-related case involving a high school football coach. Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach, engaged in prayer with a number
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up High School Coach’s Prayer Case Read More »
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a judgment favorable to two Alabama school officials stemming from a strip search of minor student, T.R. While Texas does not fall
Case Involving Student Strip Search Allowed to Proceed Against School Officials Read More »
