by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Aug 28, 2018 | Breaking News
When T.R. was a baby, he sustained massive brain damage from a tainted vaccine. Over a decade later, his guardian and trustee sued Keller Independent School District, where he was enrolled, for discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)...
by Sarah Andrews | Jan 15, 2018 | Breaking News, Legal Developments
On Jan. 11, 2018, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) received a final monitoring report from the U.S. Department of Education with its findings on the delivery of special education services in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed Commissioner of Education Mike...
by Sarah Andrews | Dec 6, 2017 | Breaking News, Headline News, Special Education
Two weeks ago, the Texas Education Agency came under scrutiny after firing its new Special Education Director, Laurie Kash. Now, the TEA is facing attacks by special education advocacy groups and parents who say that the agency’s efforts to mine data regarding...
by Sarah Andrews | Nov 8, 2017 | Breaking News, Headline News, Legal Developments
School administrators from districts hit hard by Hurricane Harvey this year spoke to a state legislative panel this week, asking for leniency on state testing requirements and assistance weathering the financial burdens caused by the storm. Superintendents from across...
by Sarah Andrews | Oct 11, 2017 | Breaking News, Legal Developments
A student from the Cypress-Fairbanks School District in Houston is suing her school district after she claims she was expelled over a refusal to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. India Landry, 17, says she was in the principal’s office of Windfern High School...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Aug 28, 2017 | Breaking News, Headline News
With the devastation Hurricane Harvey has unleashed on Texas, the effects will be felt in many Texas school districts, as students are displaced from their homes and schools. The Texas Education Agency website has posted resources districts can access to gather...
