The Disabled Student Failed To Prove Discrimination By The District
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”)...Federal Court Upholds Law Allowing Professors to Carry Guns at School
Last week, a federal court upheld the Texas Campus Carry law, which allows professors to carry concealed weapons onto college campuses. The ruling was the latest update in a lawsuit filed in 2015 by several professors at the University of Texas at Austin who oppose...Teacher Assaulted By Student Did Not State Constitutional Violation
The high school physical science teacher also served as a lunchroom supervisor, and in that role tried to maintain order and discourage student fights. While the school district generally instructed teachers to intervene in fights if they felt they could do so safely,...Exhaustion Was Required In Suit Alleging Breach Of The Administrator’s Non-Chapter 21 Employment Contract
In Shackelford v. Bonham Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 4:18-CV-00035 (E.D. Tex. July 31, 2018), a federal court dismissed a breach of contract action filed by a former employee of Bonham ISD for the employee’s failure to exhaust administrative remedies through the...Texas Attorney General Sends Letter To Fort Worth ISD Demanding Human Sexuality Curriculum
Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote a letter to the Fort Worth Independent School District superintendent and board president, addressing parent complaints that they have been denied access to public records regarding FWISD’s human sexuality curriculum....School Law Reference Charts and Guides
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