Following the repeal of a policy that limited the number of students Texas school districts could provide special education services to, the number of students enrolled in special education has
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District Not Liable For Student Sexual Assault By Principal When Principal Concealed The Abuse Salazar v. South San Antonio ISD, Dkt. No. 15-50558 (5th Cir. June 15, 2017). The elementary
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School administrators from districts hit hard by Hurricane Harvey this year spoke to a state legislative panel this week, asking for leniency on state testing requirements and assistance weathering the
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We’d like to send a hearty thank you to everyone who came out this week to attend the first Conference on Restorative Discipline Practices in Arlington, TX! We had more
Good Times at the Texas Restorative Discipline Practices Conference! Read More »
Jessica Ryburn sued the Giddings Independent School District on behalf of her middle school son, L.W., for injuries she claims he sustained during “mat drills” at the direction of his
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A student from the Cypress-Fairbanks School District in Houston is suing her school district after she claims she was expelled over a refusal to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
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October 5, 2017 is Bring Your Bible To School Day, recognized nationwide as a way to “celebrate religious freedom,” according to its sponsor Focus on the Family. Event details are
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This week, the US Supreme Court elected to not review several pending cases involving issues of special education, teacher behavior, violent speech, and more, according to an article by Education
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On September 1, a new bill went into effect in Texas, barring most registered sex offenders from living in campus dormitories at colleges and universities across the state. House Bill
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This year, the Texas Legislature mandated that all newly-acquired school buses be equipped with three-point seat belts. Senate Bill 693 amended Transportation Code § 547.701(e) in response to two deadly school
Is Your District Adopting the New Rules for Seat Belts on School Buses? Read More »
