Houston Student Suing School Over Expulsion for Refusing to Stand for the Pledge

by Jennifer Childress | Oct 11, 2017 | Breaking News, Legal Developments

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. India Landry, 17, says she was in the principal’s office of Windfern High School...

How to Help Texas School Districts Recover from Hurricane Harvey

by Jennifer Childress | Sep 19, 2017 | Education News, National

Last week, we reported that Legal Digest and Education 311 made a contribution of financial support to the Donor’s Choose Hurricane Harvey Recovery Fund. We are happy to support this general fund that is providing support to Texas classrooms hit hardest by...

Legal Digest Announces Donation to Donor’s Choose Hurricane Harvey Fund

by Jennifer Childress | Sep 12, 2017 | Education News, Fresh Ideas

For more than 30 years, we at Legal Digest have pursued our mission to support the women and men working tirelessly behind the scenes of Texas school districts to provide excellence in education and other services to the young people of our state. Our friends and...

Local Teachers Help Houston Families Salvage Homes

by Jennifer Childress | Sep 5, 2017 | Education News, National

As many across the country celebrate the first day of school today, students and teachers in Houston and places along the Texas coast continue to dig their way out of the wreckage caused by Hurricane Harvey. In the Houston metro area, more than 40 schools were damaged...