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Breaking News
- AG Rules That Texas Nepotism Laws Prohibit School Districts From Hiring Close Relatives Of Board Members — August 30, 2010
- The Attorney General has ruled that school districts may not hire close relatives of board members, even if a superintendent with final authority over the selection of personnel made the hiring decision; an exception to that general rule in school districts located in smaller counties...
- Appeals Court Rules That UIL Is A Governmental Unit, Part Of The University of Texas And, Thus, Is Immune From TASO’s Lawsuit — August 27, 2010
- In a matter of first impression, the Third Court of Appeals in Austin has held that the University Interscholastic League (UIL) is a governmental unit entitled to sovereign immunity.
- School District's Restrictions on Student's Hair Violated Student's Religious Rights — July 12, 2010
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals holds that dress code restrictions on Native American kindergarten student violate the student's religious rights.
- PLANO ISD PREVAILS IN LRE DISPUTE BEFORE 5TH CIRCUIT — May 28, 2010
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed that public schools are the preferred setting for students with disabilities, including those in preschool. This issue has surfaced a great deal in recent…
- 5th Circuit Issues Decision Regarding Personnel Complaints in Open Session — February 26, 2010
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the policies of a Texas school district that effectively prevented a disgruntled former employee from criticizing a current school employee during the…
- Welcome to the New Legaldigest.com! — December 15, 2009
- The Texas School Administrators’ Legal Digest welcomes you to our new website! For nearly 25 years, the Legal Digest has been considered the definitive source of relevant and practical knowledge…
- 5th Circuit rules on the distribution of religious materials by students on campus — December 4, 2009
- The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a school district's regulations pertaining to the distribution of religious materials by students on campus.
- 5th Circuit OKs School Dress Code — August 14, 2009
- The 5thCircuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Waxahachie ISD in a First Amendment case involving a “John Edwards for President” t-shirt.In doing so, the court strongly affirmed the…
Web Exclusives
- Native American Student Allowed To Wear Hair Long; School’s Restrictions Violated The Boy’s Religious Freedom — September 1, 2010
- In July of this year the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the plaintiffs in A.A. ex rel. Betenbaugh v. Needville Indep. School Dist., a case pertaining to religious expression and dress codes.
- Dress Codes vs. Student Expression: Are You Ready for the New School Year? — July 30, 2010
- In August of 2009 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of Waxahachie ISD’s content-neutral dress code. The district’s dress code prohibits…
- Texas Supreme Court Clarifies the Timeline for Public Information Act Requests — June 1, 2010
- On February 19, 2010, the Texas Supreme Court in City of Dallas v. Abbott overturned the Attorney General’s understanding of the statutory timeline for responding to requests for public information. …
- Court of Appeals Upholds Canine Search of Student’s Backpack — May 1, 2010
- A Texas Court of Appeals recently ruled on the constitutionality of a procedure that has become common in many Texas districts. Students at a high school in the Austin Independent School District…
- TASB Policies Withstand 1st Amendment Analysis in Recent Fifth Circuit Opinion — April 1, 2010
- In Fairchild v. Liberty Independent School District, a three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of two school board policies that are used widely throughout…
- Educator Contract Terminations: Procedure and Substance — March 1, 2010
- This month the Legal Digest reports on three Commissioner’s decisions regarding termination of a teacher contract. These three cases contain important lessons for school administrators and…
- District Attorney Discusses Fifth Circuit Case Denying Attorney Fees in IDEA Dispute — February 1, 2010
- On December 16, 2009, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling in a case involving attorneys' fees in special education disputes. The key fact in this case was that the lower court's…
- A.M. v. Cash –Principal Cash Talks About the Lawsuit Challenging the School’s Restrictions on Displays of the Confederate Flag — January 13, 2010
- Four years later, Paul Cash is still surprised that an incident he saw as a simple dress code violation resulted in a lawsuit and a published Fifth Circuit opinion bearing his name. In January 2006, Cash…
- Texas Sports Officials Seek Injunction Against University Interscholastic League: Officials Say New Rules Unlawful — December 15, 2009
- On December 3, the Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) filed a lawsuit against the University Interscholastic League (UIL), seeking a court order to stop the UIL from implementing new rules that…
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