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2014 SUBJECT MATTER INDEX

January 2015 / Feature Article

In order to make the Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest more useful to administrators and attorneys as a resource for researching and answering legal questions, the following subject matter index is […]

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STUDENTS

November/December 2014 / Legal Developments

University Admissions THE APPEALS COURT DECLINED TO RECONSIDER ITS EARLIER DECISION UPHOLDING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ADMISSIONS POLICY Case citation: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, __ F.3d __, 2014 […]

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SPECIAL EDUCATION & DISABILITY LAW

November/December 2014 / Legal Developments

FAPE DID THE DISTRICT DENY THE STUDENT FAPE PRIOR TO WITHDRAWAL FROM SPECIAL EDUCATION? Case citation: Student v. Houston ISD, Dkt. No. 146-SE-0214 (Hearing Officer Lynn E. Rubinett, July 23, […]

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PRACTICE & PROCEDURE

November/December 2014 / Legal Developments

Jurisdiction THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS’ CLAIMS AGAINST TEA AND THE COMMISSIONER WERE NOT RIPE FOR REVIEW Case citation: Bridgeport ISD v. Williams, __ S.W.3d __, 2014 WL 6130265 (Tex. App. — Austin […]

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LIABILITY

November/December 2014 / Legal Developments

Title IX WHAT IS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH TITLE IX CLAIMS? Case citation: A.W. v. Humble ISD, __ F.Supp.2d __, 2014 WL2611810 (S.D. Tex. 2014). Summary: Mary King–White is the mother of […]

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

November/December 2014 / Legal Developments

Discrimination DID THE SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE HAVE A VALID DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST THE SCHOOL BOARD? Case citation: Roque v. Natchitoches Parish School Bd., __ Fed. Appx.__, 2014 WL 5659387 (5th Cir. […]

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GOVERNANCE

November/December 2014 / Legal Developments

School Funding LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS DID THE COMMISSIONER IMPROPERLY INTERPRET THE FUNDING STATUTE? Case citation: Williams v. Sterling City ISD, __ S.W.3d. __, 2014 WL 5315054 (Tex. App. – Eastland 2014). Summary: […]

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LAW DAWG

November/December 2014 / Law Dawg

DEAR DAWG: We are having a problem I never expected to encounter. We are having a hard time finding enough kids who want to play football. Yikes! I became superintendent […]

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THE LATEST DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GUIDANCE ON BULLYING OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

November/December 2014 / Feature Article

October was Bullying Prevention Awareness Month and the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new guidance to schools about bullying of students with disabilities. The Dear […]

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STUDENTS

October 2014 / Legal Developments

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 […]

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