by Andrea Payne | Jun 18, 2020 | Students
Jasmine Wightman of TASB hosted “Vaping at School: The Law, Policy & Practical Strategies” as part of ED311’s Education Law for Principals webinar series. Vaping may not be a new trend anymore, but litigation over it might be. Luckily, Jasmine provided practical...
by Andrea Payne | Feb 13, 2020 | Students
According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, 115,676 public school students in Texas were reported to the U.S. Department of Education as homeless during 2018. Of those, 4,591 were unsheltered. “Unsheltered” is a euphemism for spending your...
by Jennifer Childress | Oct 10, 2018 | Legal Developments, Students
This month, the Texas Education Agency issued a new curriculum to high school students providing guidance on how to properly interact with law enforcement during traffic stops. The curriculum includes a 16 minute video (below) and a guidebook. It is a result of the...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 26, 2018 | Legal Developments, Students
On October 8, 2013, a group of seventh grade girls (twelve and thirteen-year-olds) were handcuffed, arrested, and transported in police vehicles from their middle school campus to the police station. An assistant principal had asked a school resource officer (“SRO”)...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 23, 2018 | Legal Developments, Personnel, Students
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 several school officials violated federal anti-discrimination laws with respect to a student who claims she...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 26, 2017 | Legal Developments, Students
On September 1, a new bill went into effect in Texas, barring most registered sex offenders from living in campus dormitories at colleges and universities across the state. House Bill 355 was spearheaded by Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, who represents one of...
