by Jennifer Childress | Jul 12, 2022 | Federal Guidance
On June 25, President Biden signed into law two important bills impacting education. The Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 (S. 2089) extends certain flexibilities for child nutrition programs and provides temporary increases in reimbursement rates for meals provided at...
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 25, 2019 | Legal Developments, Uncategorized
The Texas Legislature has enacted new rules relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works. House Bill 1999 adds Government Code, Chapter 2272, titled “Certain Construction Liability Claims.” The law applies to claims...
by Jennifer Childress | Jun 12, 2019 | Events
Thank you to everyone who came out for the 32nd Annual Education Law Conference for Principals! It was a wonderful and informative day at the Austin Convention Center, and we were honored to host more than 2,000 Texas school officials with our partners at TASSP....
by Jennifer Childress | Sep 26, 2018 | Legal Developments, Students
On October 8, 2013, a group of seventh grade girls (twelve and thirteen-year-olds) were handcuffed, arrested, and transported in police vehicles from their middle school campus to the police station. An assistant principal had asked a school resource officer (“SRO”)...
by Jennifer Childress | Aug 20, 2018 | Federal Guidance, Legal Developments
Last week, a federal court upheld the Texas Campus Carry law, which allows professors to carry concealed weapons onto college campuses. The ruling was the latest update in a lawsuit filed in 2015 by several professors at the University of Texas at Austin who oppose...
