Discrimination DID THE STUDENTS STATE VALID DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS? Case citation: Fennell v. Marion ISD, 2014 WL 4274299 (W. D. Tex. 2014) (unpublished). Summary: Kyana, Kyra, and Kavin Fennell attended school […]
Stay-Put WAS THE CHARTER SCHOOL REQUIRED TO RETAIN THE STUDENT PENDING THE DUE PROCESS HEARING? Case citation: SeashoreCharterSchoolsv. E.B., 2014 WL 4364863 (S.D. Tex. 2014) (unpublished). Summary: E.B. was a fifteen–year–old […]
Dismissal DID THE PARENT RAISE VALID CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF HER DAUGHTER? Case citation: Conely v. Georgetown ISD, 2014 WL 2727107 (W.D. Tex. 2014) (unpublished). Summary: Vallie Conely was the […]
Qualified Immunity WERE THE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ENTITLED TO QUALIFIED IMMUNITY? Case citation: Cutlerv. Stephen F. Austin State University, F.3d , 2014 WL 4548549 (5th Cir. 2014). Summary: In 2007, Christian […]
Discrimination DID THE DISTRICT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF HER RACE? Case citation: Smithv. Houston ISD, 2014 WL 4471386 (S.D. Tex. 2014) (unpublished). Summary: Scwyana Smith worked […]
Open Meetings Act CAN THE BOARD OF AN OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL MEET BY VIDEOCONFERENCE? Case citation: Tex. Att’y Gen. Op. GA-1079 (Sept. 12, 2014). Summary: The Commissioner of Education recently […]
DEAR DAWG: I don’t know what lamebrain lawyer represents the Hardrock ISD, but I figure that you do, so I’m sending this correspondence to you. I hereby make a demand […]
For more than eleven years, I represented public school employees, both at-will and contractual, in all manner of employment-related situations. As a staff attorney, and later the General Counsel of […]