by Jennifer Childress | Jun 6, 2022 | Legal Developments
A ninth-grade Pflugerville ISD student fell in PE class and broke his arm. The school called the student’s mother, who took her son to a medical clinic. The suit alleged that the student broke his arm in two places and that he had surgery for a dislocated and broken...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 22, 2022 | Legal Developments
Erin Carter, a Louisiana middle-school teacher, developed migraines and stopped going to work. After she was unable to get paid leave under Louisiana law, the district offered her unpaid leave. Carter, however, did not complete the paperwork for unpaid leave and...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 14, 2021 | Legal Developments
Nicole Harrison is the mother of B.F., a minor child with multiple physical and cognitive disabilities, including communication problems, problems with walking and balance, and an inability to handle his own toileting. Born in May 2008, B.F. was 8 years old during the...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 16, 2020 | Legal Developments
This case out of Mississippi does not involve a school district, but the same analysis applies in a school context when an employee fails to demonstrate fitness to return to work following medical leave. The former City of Jackson Police Department Police Lieutenant...
by Jennifer Childress | Oct 2, 2019 | Legal Developments
A disabled elementary school student’s parents sued the City of Southlake, its police department, and school resource officer (SRO), alleging that SRO violated the student’s rights under Rehabilitation Act and Title II of Americans with Disabilities Act...
