by Jennifer Childress | Dec 15, 2022 | Legal Developments
Jane Roe, a former student of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, sued the district alleging that when she was fourteen years old, she was sexually assaulted by another student in a stairwell at Cypress Creek High School, following an abusive relationship...
by Jennifer Childress | Nov 7, 2022 | Legal Developments
The student sued Austin Independent School District, alleging racial discrimination by other students. The trial court dismissed the suit, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal. The student alleged twelve separate incidents but only three went...
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 | Aug 15, 2022 | Legal Developments
The Fifth Circuit considered Title IX regulations aimed at protecting due process rights of a student accused of peer sexual harassment. The case arose out of an encounter between two sophomores at Texas A&M University. The encounter started consensually but,...
by Jennifer Childress | Jul 26, 2022 | Legal Developments
A high school football referee sued Northside ISD and an assistant football coach for injuries sustained when two players hit him, knocking him to the ground. The facts alleged that the assistant football coach ordered the two players to hit the referee in retaliation...
