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- North Texas School District Asks Mom to Prove Her Child is Jewish
- Dismissal Of Suit By School District Police Officers Upheld On Appeal
- EEOC Boasts Heightened Enforcement Of Workplace Harassment Laws
- TEA Issues Police Interaction Curriculum
- Texas Attorney General Seeks To Intervene In Student Pledge Case
- Legal Digest to Become ED311!
- Appeals Court Hears Argument In Case Regarding Special Education Spending In Texas
- Arrest Of Middle School Students Violated The Fourth Amendment
- School Reevaluating Dress Code after Suspending Male Student for Makeup
- FBI releases advisory concerning risks to students using education technologies
- Commissioner Issues Rules On Handling Unauthorized Persons On Campus
- TEA Names Justin Porter to Special Education Director
- Back-to-School Protest Podcast from Amicus
- The Disabled Student Failed To Prove Discrimination By The District
- Federal Court Upholds Law Allowing Professors to Carry Guns at School
- Teacher Assaulted By Student Did Not State Constitutional Violation
- Exhaustion Was Required In Suit Alleging Breach Of The Administrator’s Non-Chapter 21 Employment Contract
- One Minute Music Video for Restorative Practices!
- Texas Attorney General Sends Letter To Fort Worth ISD Demanding Human Sexuality Curriculum
- Following Santa Fe Shootings, TX Governor Announces School Safety Measures
- Can School Board Members Block Citizens From Posting On Their Social Media Accounts?
- Dallas-Area Teacher Sues District for LGBTQ Discrimination
- What “due process” was Required for the Termination of MS Superintendent?
- Can Parents Sue The Commissioner Over The STAAR Exam?
- Focus on Early STEM Education: Resources You Can Use
- TEA completes work on comprehensive strategic action plan for special education
- Honoring the Life of Toody Byrd during the 2018 SPED Law Conference
- Trump Administration Closes Texas Civil Rights Probe
- TX School Administrators Expect to Need More Funding for SPED Spikes
- College District Employee Allowed To Proceed With Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Suit
- US Supreme Court Declines Hearing of Transgender Bathroom Case
- Supreme Court Lets Stand The Dismissal Of A Teacher’s First Amendment Suit
- The Career- and Life-Altering Implications of Senate Bill 7: Why Your District and Staff Must Care
- Parent Requests To View School Video: What Are Their Rights?
- TEA posts draft strategic plan for special education
- Legal Digest Goes to SXSWEdu!
- Meet Our SEL Workshop Presenters, Hilary Simon and Jason Littlefield!
- Policies Prohibiting Teacher And Student Protests Found Unconstitutional
- Speaking Engagements from Ed311 Author Padmaja Sarathy
- Department of Education Will No Longer Investigate Transgender Restroom Complaints
- LaVernia ISD Faces Two Sexual Assualt Lawsuits
- Court Finds Track Athlete’s Accommodation Requests Were Unreasonable
- Rave Reviews for Prof. David Thompson’s Ethics Workshops!
- Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal Of First Amendment Suit By School Nurse
- Ed311 Author Dr. Gaye Lang to Present at NAAAS National Conference
- Court of Appeals Upholds Dismissal Of Teacher’s Suit Alleging Constitutional Violations
- Texas Federal Court Dismisses Student Sexual Harassment Suit
- US Department of Education finds TEA liable for Special Education cap
- Governor Declares January As School Board Recognition Month
- TEA Statement Regarding Gov. Abbott’s Directive on Special Ed in Texas
- Federal Court Enters Order Allowing School Players To Kneel During National Anthem
- Educator Ethics Interview with Professor David Thompson
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- TEA SPED Review, Personnel Under Fire
- Watch the Video from our TEXRP Conference!
- Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Case on Prayer at School Board Meetings
- Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal Of Suit By 29 District Employees For Political Retaliation
- Registration Open for 2018 Special Education Law Conference!
- 5 Mindfulness Resources for Educators
- Student Enrollment in TX Special Education Programs Jumps
- District Not Liable For Student Sexual Assault By Principal
- School Administrators Hit by Harvey Ask Legislative Panel for Break on Testing
- Good Times at the Texas Restorative Discipline Practices Conference!
- Hurricane Harvey Instructional Materials Assistance from Texas Education Agency
- Houston School District Photoshops Homecoming Queen’s Hair, Issues Apology
- Court Holds Lawsuit Alleging Injuries During Athletics Subject To Dismissal
- Houston Student Suing School Over Expulsion for Refusing to Stand for the Pledge
- What to Know about “Bring Your Bible to School Day”
- US Supreme Court Declines Review on Special Education Cases
- Back to School Attendees Name Willie Nelson, Don Henley Among TX Heroes
- New Law Bans Sex Offenders from Living in College Dorms
- Fall 2017 Catalog from Ed311
- Is Your District Adopting the New Rules for Seat Belts on School Buses?
- How to Help Texas School Districts Recover from Hurricane Harvey
- Ten Texas Teachers Named Finalists for 2017 Presidential Awards in Math and Science
- New Legislation To Curb Lice Outbreaks Among Elementary Students
- Legal Digest Announces Donation to Donor’s Choose Hurricane Harvey Fund
- US DOE Webinar: Helping Schools and Families Recover from Harvey
- Local Teachers Help Houston Families Salvage Homes
- Court Denies Football Coach Request To Kneel And Pray After Games
- Be Prepared for Harvey’s Impact In Your School District
- Ways to Help During Hurricane Harvey
- School Officials Mulling Over New Seat Belt Law
- UT Officials Remove Confederate Statues in the Middle of the Night
- Bathroom Bill Dies in Special Session
- Restorative Discipline Practices Author Visits South Africa
- David’s Law Combats Bullying in Schools
- New Video on the TEXRP Conference
- SB7 Increases Penalties for Teacher/Student Relationships
- Bathroom Bill highlights difficulties changing birth certificates
- New Law Limits Suspensions for Young Students
- NSBA Issues New Guide to Serving Undocumented Students
- Law School Association Boycotts Texas Over Bathroom, Sanctuary Bills
- Court Sides With Transgender Student Allowing Him To Use Boys’ Restroom At School
- Summer Beach Reads from Ed311 & Legal Digest!
- Recap of the TX 85th Legislative Session
- Governor Signs Bill with Stiffer Penalties for Inappropriate Educator-Student Relationships
- Trial Court Holds Suit By Muslim Student Who Brought Homemade Clock To School Failed To State Viable Claims; Court Allows Opportunity To Restate Claims
- Texas lawmakers pass controversial ‘bathroom bill’
- Texas Senate Passes Bill to Increase Access to Virtual Charter Schools
- Trial Court Allows Case To Proceed Against Bus Monitor For Alleged Assault; Dismisses Claims Against The School District
- TEA Commissioner Announces New Resources Supporting Educational Needs of Students in Foster Care
- Texas Passes Bill to Crack Down on Inappropriate Student-Teacher Relationships
- Special Education 2.0 Author Proposes New Law
- Teacher Associations Settle Lawsuit Over State’s Teacher Evaluation System
- Student Not Subjected to Title IX Peer Harassment, According to Appeals Court
- Special Education 2.0 Author Miriam Freedman to speak at Fordham Institute
- Seven Year Old Transgender Girl Planned to Testify Against TX Bathroom Bill
- A Tough Cop Learns to Build Relationships: RDP Author Robert Rico Interview
- Changing Course, the Seventh Circuit Holds that Sexual Orientation Discrimination Can Give Rise to a Title Vii Employment Discrimination Claim
- Author of Special Education 2.0 weighs in on IDEA Supreme Court Ruling
- Houston ISD to pay $300K for audit of special education
- House Committee to take up new transgender bathroom bill this week
- Texas Senate Passes Bill to Provide Subsidies for Private Education
- Ruling from Supreme Court on Special Education Case
- Living in Gray: Kevin Curtis’ Journey with Restorative Practices
- Lawsuit Alleged Sufficient Facts for Student to Pursue Negligence Claims Against the District
- Parent’s Special Education Lawsuit Dismissed for Failure to Pursue a Due Process Hearing
- Another “Bathroom Bill” is on the Table in Texas this Legislative Session
- The Texas Attorney General Calls for Religious Equality in the Use of a Frisco ISD Prayer Room; Frisco ISD Superintendent Responds
- SXSW Edu 2017: The Week in Review
- Making Wrongs Right: Eloise Sepeda’s Journey in Implementation with Restorative Practices
- Pennsylvania Judge Issues Injunction in Transgender Student Case
- Getting to the Root of the Conflict: Interview with Spec Ed Teacher & Co-author of Restorative Discipline Practices
- Court Finds No Disability Discrimination or Retaliation Stemming from the Counselor’s Termination
- Supreme Court Backs Family in Case on Denial of Service Dog in School
- Departments of Education and Justice Withdraw Transgender Guidance Letters
- District Did Not Violate Transfer Student’s Due Process Rights; But Allowed an Equal Protection Claim to Proceed
- Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Expand Sex Education Requirements for Schools
- Injunction Banning Transgender Students from Using Bathrooms Based on Gender Identity Will Likely Remain in Place
- Court Finds No First Amendment Violation for Employee’s Criticism of the Board
- Besty DeVos Confirmed by Senate
- Registration for Restorative Practices Workshops at Dallas County Texserve Now Open
- Do IDEA’s LRE Requirements Apply to Preschool Students with Disabilities?
- Texas Judge Rules Schools Cannot Ban Teachers from Using Marijuana in States Where it’s Legal
- New Book on Restorative Discipline Practices Now Available
- Early Bird Registration for Principal’s Law Conference in June Now Open
- New DOE and DOJ Resource on SRO-Related Policy and Practice
- When and How Can Employee Leave Be Used as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
- EEOC Issues New Guidance to Help Employers Prevent National Origin Discrimination
- Reflections on the Evolution of a Multi-Tiered System of Support (RtI)
- “Bathroom Bill” Unveiled Today Targets School Bathroom Facilities
- Choreographing Effective Paraeducator Role to Support Learners with Diverse Needs
- U.S. Supreme Court to Decide What Level of Educational Benefit is Required Under the IDEA
- Court Rejects First Amendment Suit Filed by Student Who Bullied Two Disabled Students Off Campus
- First Amendment Speech – When School Employees Openly Support Election Candidates
- The United States Supreme Court Will Take Up Transgender Student Case
- District Required to Allow Transgender Student to Use Bathroom Based Upon Gender Identity
- STAAR Testing Parody Video
- District is Proactive in Preventing Bullying
- Federal Court Allows Suit to Proceed Challenging School District Display of Ten Commandments
- Q&A Discrimination Complaint
- Department of Education Releases Detailed Guidance on Homeless Students and ESSA
- $500 Checks for Everyone
- Lesson Requiring Recitation of the Mexican Pledge Did Not Violate Student’s Rights
- Texas Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of DOE/DOJ Transgender Guidelines
- Welcome Back School Meeting Interrupted by Les Miserables Flash Mob
- Q&A Student Searches
- Legal Developments on Serving Transgender Students
- 4 Things You Should Know About The Senate’s Overhaul Of No Child Left Behind
- See Vaccine Exemptions in Texas by School District
- Grievance Policies May Need Revision After Recent Commissioner Ruling
- Four Cases for Educators to Watch in the New U.S. Supreme Court Term
- Can Parents Homeschool Without School District Inquiry Or Supervision?
- Registration for the Personnel Law Conference in December now open!
- Early Bird Special Extended for the Fall Spec Ed Law Conference. Register Now!
- It’s not too late to register for a Back to School Workshop near you!
- US Dept of Ed’s guidance re unaccompanied minors
- The Board and the Superintendent: Tact and Diplomacy Required
- TEA offers graduation toolkit to students, parents, school counselors
- New high school graduation mark set by Class of 2013
- With Uncertainty, Texas Schools Brace for New Arrivals
- Appeals court reinstates Joshua bullying suit
- TEA launches federal grant flexibility initiative
- Jim Walsh’s Back to School Special – 11 Locations across Texas!
- Report: YISD declining enrollment to stabilize; Some schools underutilized
- Register for the Fall Spec Ed Law Conference and get a huge discount through July!
- Texas Attorney General’s Office Develops Human Trafficking Prevention Manual for Education Professionals
- What Does Recent Supreme Court Decision Mean For School Board Prayer?
- The Law Dawg Tour returns. Fall 2014, 11 Locations across Texas
- Department of Education Offers Guidance Regarding School Compliance With Federal Civil Rights Laws
- Texas Education Agency changes how it grades public schools
- Kountze ISD Cheerleader Football Banner Case Held Moot
- Prayer at City Board Meetings Did Not Violate The Establishment Clause
- The “Candy Cane” Case Again Considered By The Fifth Circuit
- Register on-site for the Special Ed Law Conference in Arlington tomorrow!
- Arming School Officials Doesn’t Break Texas Law
- Thousands Skip School On Texas District’s Make-Up Day
- It’s not too late to register for the Special Ed Law Conference in Arlington!
- Transgender teacher returns to Texas school
- Was The Elementary Principal Entitled To Immunity From The Parent’s First Amendment Claims?
- Did the School District Properly Reassign the Principal to an Assistant Principal Position?
- School District Not Liable for Nazi-Jew ‘Role Playing’ Lesson
- Last week to register for the Special Education Law Conference in New Braunfels!
- Central Texas educators honored with awards
- No consistency in school free-expression rulings
- Texas improves school funding but still trails most states
- Bullies beware: Groundbreaking ruling allows schools to sue students who harass peers
- Don’t look now, but ‘Education Spring’ is arriving
- Hot for Charter: Inside the Radical Play to Reinvent Dallas Schools
- Last day to save $20 when you register for the Conference on Education Law for Principals
- Texas Ed Commissioner approves trial for tablet use on 8th grade STAAR math test
- U.S. Department of Education denies state’s double-testing waiver request
- Don’t forget to register for the Special Education Law Conference in April – 2 locations!
- Supreme Court Declines District’s Appeal in ‘Boobies’ Student-Speech Case
- A Daughter’s Facebook Post Costs an Educator $80,000
- Commissioner Decision May Have Wide Implications For School Districts
- Appeals Court Finds No School District Liability In High-Profile Bullying Lawsuit
- Save $20 when you register for the Conference on Education Law for Principals
- E-cigarettes banned on Fort Worth school property
- Kilgore ISD settles outing case
- Free Speech Upends School Sexting Charges
- Georgetown works to catch violators with cameras on buses
- Save $20 when you register for the Conference on Education Law for Principals
- States sued over education funding
- Snow Days Give School Districts Headaches
- Only 13 days left on early bird pricing for Special Education Law Conference – Register Today
- School districts grapple with explicit Twitter accounts
- SBOE gives final approval to new graduation program
- Superintendent’s Termination Did Not Violate the First Amendment
- Texas school districts ask judge to overturn funding system
- Supreme Court to Take Up Public-Employee Speech, Cellphone Searches
- Texas school finance case heads back to court
- Supreme Court Declines Review in School Employment Cases
- Only 5 days left of early bird pricing for TEPSA-Legal Digest School Law Workshop – Register Today!
- COMMENTARY: Lawmakers should equitably fund Texas public schools
- Dear Colleague Letter Addresses Discriminatory Practices In Student Discipline
- Review finds about 240 parents banned from Corpus Christi ISD schools in past 6 years
- Do English-Only Rules In The Workplace Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws?
- Justices Reject Appeal Over Hot Lunch for Student With Diabetes
- UPDATE: Texas school district removes suspension from record of gay student who tore pages from Bible
- Court Upholds Firing of Counselor Who Wrote Sexually Explicit Advice Book
- Statewide Superintendent Salary Survey Released
- Equity, Testing Madness, and the Ongoing School Wars
- La Feria shool district allows tuxedo picture
- Law Center Threatens Lawsuit Against La Feria ISD Over Trans Teen
- What To Do When Cyberbullying Spills Onto Your Campus
- Teaching Students How To Post Responsibly
- ‘Boobies’ Bracelet Fight Could Go to Supreme Court
- Who Is Allowed In Closed Session With The Board On A Grievance?
- Texas school officials reject bullying charge over 91-0 football beatdown
- Clarification Sought From Attorney General Over Use Of Concealed Handguns On School Campuses
- Bullying Prevention Month
- Texas debates whether to require Algebra II in all high school tracks
- Texas merit pay plan for teachers quietly disappears
- TEA Releases Draft Rules for HB 5 Graduation Plans
- Tutoring Company in Texas Draws Fire as State Pulls Back Services
- Texas public schools textbooks debate turns to evolution, climate change
- Fight for equal funding of public schools: Q&A with Texas civil rights attorney David G. Hinojosa
- In Spending $180 Million on Tutoring Help, Much Misuse
- Texas free from some federal school rating rules
- Tinker Tour Launches: Is this a good idea?
- 2 ex-West Texas school officials sentenced
- The Growing Trend Of Monitoring Student Use Of Social Media
- Education, Justice Depts. Issue Race Guidance After Fisher
- Texas Secures Conditional Waiver
- Battle for religious banners in Kountze heats up
- Houston Independent School District receives grant from Consulate-General of Japan
- The First Amendment Protects A School Employee’s Vocal Support Of A School Board Candidate
- Senator Rodríguez calls for U.S. Department of Education to review student testing statewide
- East Texas school officials hear state plan to improve ratings
- SAISD & UIW Sign Letter Of Intent For Medical School
- CSCOPE foe to speak Friday at hearing in Austin
- Emergency buckets in Dumas ISD schools
- YISD employees could pay thousands more in health insurance
- Military School Districts Struggle To Survive Sequestration
- Rachel’s Challenge: Start A Chain Reaction At Your School
- The US Department of Education Denies Texas NCLB Waivers
- Fight, shots at memorial for teen slain at school
- CSCOPE tests posted online need rewriting
- Texas Board of Education influence over textbooks wanes
- Free school breakfast program to expand under new law
- Major changes coming to school district funding, area legislators say
- Austin-area administrator to lead El Paso ISD
- Tech, health merge under $1.9M, 3-year federal grant in McAllen schools
- Marshall Co. School District Sends $3M Bond Issue To Voters
- Assault Leave Rules Put To The Test When Coach Was “Assaulted” But Not Entitled To Leave
- Lawmaker Leading Call for Arming Teachers Accidentally Shot a Teacher
- TEA reminds school districts of SB 1474 provisions
- Student ticketing outlawed in schools
- Hunt ISD teachers return to school with option to carry firearms
- Most schools across Texas resume classes Monday
- Central Texas school district reverses “dangerous” decision
- Apollo 13 legend Kranz on hand for Texas City SmartLab announcement
- McKinney ISD, police implement anonymous tip line
- CSCOPE in the crosshairs
- El Paso ISD closer to getting new superintendent
- Can Disclosure Of Student Sexual Orientation Lead To Educator Liability?
- Ark. district arming more than 20 teachers, staff
- DISD Wants State School Districts To Avoid Hiring Quitting Teachers
- Smart Implementation of Bullying Policy
- School District Improperly Banned Breast Cancer Awareness Bracelets
- 5th Circuit Vacates Earlier Ruling In § 504 Peer Harassment Case
- Early high school graduation programs gain traction
- “Candy Cane Case” Update: Religious Freedom Law Requires Specific Notice Of Claims
- Yet another turn in the Plano ISD’s “candy cane” case
- ‘Mark Of The Beast’ Gripe Helps End Student Locator Program
- Bonuses vs. Raises: Comal ISD Weighing Pay Options for Teachers
- Georgetown ISD changes drug-testing program’s punishment
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- No District Liability For History Lesson On Persecution
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- Displaced West students go back to school following plant blast
- Teacher groups fail bills tied to new evaluations
- New Social Media Website “Ask.fm” Linked to Cyberbullying
- Is Your School A “No Place For Hate” School?
- Senate Education Committee Approves Bill to Pay for Firearms Training in Schools (Update)
- Bill to tighten state control over curriculum advances
- Potential school changes could mean less stress, tests
- Grading Texas School Reform on an Old-Style Scale
- House Budget OK Seems to Slam Door on School Vouchers
- ACLU questions AISD’s plans for single-sex campuses
- Texas Supreme Court Defines “Appropriate Law Enforcement Authority” Under the Whistleblower Act
- School District Lawyer Receives Atticus Finch Award
- STAAR tests begin this week amid uncertainty for 5th-, 8th-graders
- Some Texas school districts use pay-later bonds
- Superintendent’s column: What you need to know about House Bill 5
- School District Deliberately Indifferent to Peer Harassment
- Drug Sniff by Police Dog Is a Search, Supreme Court Rules
- AISD Expands Health Insurance Benefits to Same-Sex Couples, Unmarried Domestic Partners
- Key bills to be debated in the Texas House and Senate
- Socorro ISD faces audit in Texas cheating scam
- Texas education commissioner visits Premont ISD as he weighs closure decision
- Fifth Circuit Allows § 504 Claim Based on Peer Harassment
- Texas senators mull contentious sex education bill
- Did Age Discrimination Motivate The Bus Driver’s Termination?
- Though Errors Occurred, Fifth Circuit Rules That The Student Received FAPE
- Federal Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal Of Student-On-Student Harassment Suit
- Judge Upholds Northside ISD Student ID Badges With Tracking Chip
- Probationary Employee Allowed To Appeal End-Of-Contract Termination
- Student Stated Valid Claims Against School District Stemming from Her Alleged Off-Campus Sexual Assaults Based on “Special Relationship” Theory
