by Jennifer Childress | Apr 7, 2021 | Federal Guidance, Uncategorized
The Centers for Disease Control has changed its recommendations for social distancing in K-12 schools to reflect at least three feet between students, instead of six. Other changes include: Clarification that ventilation is a component of strategies to clean and...
by Jennifer Childress | Mar 3, 2021 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
The United States Department of Education issued a letter February 22, 2021, updating states on assessment, accountability, and reporting requirements for the 2020-2021 school year. The letter says standardized tests will be required, with flexibility. According to...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 24, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
The Fifth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment in favor of Copperas Cove Independent School District for its handling of peer harassment complaints by a middle school student. The case is Brend v. Copperas Cove Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 20-50090, 2020 WL 5540132, at...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 2, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
Earlier this summer, a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, naming nearly every public school district and education agency in the country. The class action suit was filed by parents and guardians of students...
by Andrea Payne | Jul 30, 2020 | Ed311, Uncategorized
We are almost five months into the pandemic here in Texas, and we are all pretty surprised by how many changes have transpired in people’s lives and livelihoods. Unfortunately, some of these changes may stick around for longer than most of us would like. Schools,...
by Jennifer Childress | Jul 29, 2020 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
In the Texas Education Agency’s most recent guidance regarding the opening of schools issued July 28, the agency focuses on four sets of practices that it says minimize the likelihood of viral spread: (1) providing notice; (2) preventing the virus from entering...
