GOVERNANCE
Elections DID THE COURT ALLOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S MAY ELECTION TO PROCEED? Editor’s Note: This case involves a challenge to the Beaumont Independent School District school board election originally scheduled […]
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LAW DAWG
DEAR DAWG: I hope you will help me in promoting greater transparency in the operation of our public schools. Do you realize that school board members are currently NOT required […]
DEALING WITH THE DISRUPTIVE STUDENT UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
Local school officials often face a dilemma when dealing with students with disabilities who are disruptive or violent in the school setting. The law imposes two duties that sometime conflict […]
MISCELLANEOUS
Hearing Examiners WHAT IS THE STANDARD FOR REMOVAL OF A HEARING EXAMINER? Case citation: In re Paula Robnett-Theodorio, Dkt. No. 087-R8-0711 (Comm’r Educ. August 30, 2013). Summary: Rogers, Morris, and Grover, L.L.P., […]
STUDENTS
Transfers DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPROPERLY TERMINATE THE STUDENT’S TRANSFER AGREEMENT? Case citation: Child v. Skidmore-Tynan ISD, Dkt. No. 026-R5-1110 (Comm’r Educ. August 7, 2013). Summary: The child attended school in the […]
SPECIAL EDUCATION & DISABILITY LAW
Accommodations WAS THE STUDENT PROVIDED APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS? Case citation: Student v. Santa Fe ISD, Dkt. No. 129-SE-0213 (Hearing Officer Sharon M. Ramage, April 26, 2013) and Dkt. No. 172-SE-0313 (Hearing Officer […]
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies WHEN CAN A NONRENEWED EMPLOYEE FILE SUIT WITHOUT FIRST APPEALING THE NONRENEWAL TO T.E.A.? Citation: Sharyland ISD v. Molina, 2013 WL 5305711 (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi […]
PARENTS
Retaliation DID THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RETALIATE AGAINST THE PARENT FOR FILING A GRIEVANCE? Case citation: Parent v. Katy ISD, Dkt. No. 061-R10-0510 (Comm’r Educ. August 7, 2013). Summary: The parent’s child attended […]
LIABILITY
Qualified Immunity DID THE TEACHER SUFFER RETALIATION FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE PRINCIPAL’S GRADING POLICIES? Case citation: Goudeau v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, __ Fed. Appx. __, 2013 WL […]
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
Whistleblower DID THE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR ESTABLISH CLAIMS UNDER THE WHISTLEBLOWER ACT? Case citation: University of Houston v. Barth, 403 S.W.2d 851 (Tex. 2013). Summary: University of Houston professor, Stephen Barth, sued the […]