by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Jun 8, 2017 | Transgender
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago issued a decision siding with a transgender student who filed suit over using the boys’ bathroom at school. Ashton Whitaker, a high school senior, is a transgender male who asked to use the boys’ restroom at school. ...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | May 31, 2017 | Liability
On May 25, 2017, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) to strengthen penalties for inappropriate teacher-student relationships in Texas. The bill amends several provisions of the Texas Education Code, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure. Penal...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | May 23, 2017 | Students
A Dallas federal court on May 18, 2017, held that the student who was suspended for bringing a suspicious clock to school failed to state viable claims against the Irving Independent School District, Principal Daniel Cummings, and the City of Irving. The case, A.M....
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | May 16, 2017 | Liability
San Juana Guerrero Saldana filed suit against Angleton ISD and school bus driver Rachel Hernandez on behalf of her child, whom she described as “an autistic child who is not vocal and is therefore significantly disabled and [who] attends a special care facility in...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | May 10, 2017 | Students
The Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and Supreme Court of Texas have collaborated to develop two new resource guides concerning the educational needs of students in foster care. The first is titled Information Sharing...
