As we prepared for our spring Special Education Law Conference this month and last, we were saddened to hear of the passing of a dear friend and frequent attendee of […]
Honoring the Life of Toody Byrd during the 2018 SPED Law Conference Read More »
Since July 2017, officials from the U.S. Department of Education have closed at least 65 investigations into school discipline cases in districts singled out for disparately enacting strict disciplinary actions
Trump Administration Closes Texas Civil Rights Probe Read More »
At a recent hearing hosted by the Texas Education Agency, school administrators from across the state testified that they expect they will need to receive more funding in order to
TX School Administrators Expect to Need More Funding for SPED Spikes Read More »
After Christy Williams was terminated from her position at the Tarrant County College District (TCCD), she filed suit for discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities
Transgender Student Presented Sufficient Evidence Of Harm Resulting From The District’s Bathroom Policy; U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear The Case The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear
US Supreme Court Declines Hearing of Transgender Bathroom Case Read More »
The New York public school teacher filed suit against the city department of education, the school’s principal, and the school’s vice principal, claiming that her negative evaluations and subsequent termination
Supreme Court Lets Stand The Dismissal Of A Teacher’s First Amendment Suit Read More »
A Special Workshop Offering from Ethics and Legal Expert, Prof. David Thompson Last year, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 7 (SB7), a new law that strengthens penalties for educators
What do you do when a parent asks for a copy of video surveillance depicting an incident on campus when the video contains images of both innocent bystanders, as well
Parent Requests To View School Video: What Are Their Rights? Read More »
Reprinted from the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has posted a comprehensive draft strategic plan for special education. The plan, which includes components of a corrective action
TEA posts draft strategic plan for special education Read More »
Our staff has spent the week soaking up a lot of inspiration at this year’s SXSWEdu Conference in downtown Austin! From SEL to mindfulness, equity to innovation, SXSWEdu brought many
Legal Digest Goes to SXSWEdu! Read More »
