by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Sep 12, 2018 | Legal Developments, Liability
New Commissioner rules effective August 26, 2018, impact how school districts are required to handle unauthorized persons on campus. In 2017, the Texas Legislature amended Texas Education Code § 37.105 to require that the Commissioner of Education adopt rules...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Oct 12, 2017 | Legal Developments, Liability
Jessica Ryburn sued the Giddings Independent School District on behalf of her middle school son, L.W., for injuries she claims he sustained during “mat drills” at the direction of his athletics coach. Mat drills involved two students “on all fours on the mat going at...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Sep 20, 2017 | Legal Developments, Liability
This year, the Texas Legislature mandated that all newly-acquired school buses be equipped with three-point seat belts. Senate Bill 693 amended Transportation Code § 547.701(e) in response to two deadly school bus crashes involving Texas students. The legislation...
by Sarah Andrews | Aug 23, 2017 | Headline News, Legal Developments, Liability
On Sept. 1, a new law will take effect, requiring school districts to ensure that all school buses are equipped with 3-point seat belts by 2018. This means that several local districts are eyeing their budgets to find ways to afford the purchase of new buses. In...
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 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...
