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 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 Andrea Payne | Oct 22, 2021 | Education News
Magnolia ISD (northwest of Houston) is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for a dress code that requires boys—and only boys—to have short hair. Magnolia ISD policy states that a boy’s hair must be shorter than both their collar and the bottom of their...
by Jennifer Childress | Feb 19, 2020 | Legal Developments, Transgender
Current and former high school students, their parents, and organizations brought suit challenging an Oregon school district’s transgender safety plan for a student who identified as a male, but was female by birth. The plan allowed the transgender student to use...
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...
