by Jennifer Childress | Sep 6, 2022 | Legal Developments
Therese Menzia sued the Austin Independent School District, alleging that her daughter, Z.M.-D., was harassed by her peers on the basis of her race and national origin during sixth grade. The suit alleged that the family moved to Austin from Cameroon and that the girl...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 25, 2022 | Education News
Dallas ISD has adopted a new safety cell phone app for students to report threats to their campus. The app is the “Say Something Anonymous Reporting System” which allows users to submit secure, anonymous safety concerns to help someone who may hurt themselves or...
by Jennifer Childress | Oct 16, 2019 | Education News
Thanks to our friends at the Texas Association for School Boards for this informative brief summarizing all you need to know about SB 11, the recent bill addressing school safety in the wake of recent school shootings. Some features of the bill are the allocation of...
by Jennifer Childress | Oct 16, 2019 | Bullying
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. To address bullying and other safety concerns on campus, schools are turning to apps that allow for anonymous reporting. One such app is Anonymous Alerts. Once a student downloads the app, they are given a user ID. This...
by Jennifer Childress | Aug 14, 2019 | Legal Developments
As part of an effort to address the safety and security of students in Texas public schools, the Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 11, which includes provisions requiring new curriculum for students, kindergarten through grade 12, in the area of mental health and...
