by Andrea Payne | Mar 28, 2022 | Education News
Austin ISD is again at odds with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over its annual Pride Week celebration, an event that has taken place for nine years and counting, as the district remains committed to continuing the tradition. Pride Week in AISD is a series of...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 21, 2021 | Legal Developments
The Texas Senate has passed Senate Bill 29, which would add a provision to the Texas Education Code prohibiting a student from competing in an interscholastic athletic competition that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student’s biological...
by Jennifer Childress | Dec 2, 2020 | Federal Guidance
This summer the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids an employer from discriminating against an employee because that person is gay or transgender. The decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, applies to public school...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 9, 2019 | Headline News
The Texas legislature is back in session and lawmakers will not be revisiting the controversial “Bathroom Bill,” according to the Texas Tribune. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick confirmed at a Wednesday morning press conference that lawmakers were moving on from...
by Jennifer Childress | Apr 13, 2018 | Federal Guidance, Legal Developments
Transgender Student Presented Sufficient Evidence Of Harm Resulting From The District’s Bathroom Policy; U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear The Case The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by a Wisconsin school district involving a transgender...
