by Sarah Andrews | Oct 10, 2018 | Legal Developments, Students
This month, the Texas Education Agency issued a new curriculum to high school students providing guidance on how to properly interact with law enforcement during traffic stops. The curriculum includes a 16 minute video (below) and a guidebook. It is a result of the...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Sep 26, 2018 | Legal Developments, Students
On October 8, 2013, a group of seventh grade girls (twelve and thirteen-year-olds) were handcuffed, arrested, and transported in police vehicles from their middle school campus to the police station. An assistant principal had asked a school resource officer (“SRO”)...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Jan 23, 2018 | Legal Developments, Personnel, Students
In Ayala v. Houston ISD, No. CV H-16-2503, 2018 WL 496898, at *1–2 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2018), a federal district court weighed in on whether the Houston ISD and several school officials violated federal anti-discrimination laws with respect to a student who claims she...
by Sarah Andrews | Sep 26, 2017 | Legal Developments, Students
On September 1, a new bill went into effect in Texas, barring most registered sex offenders from living in campus dormitories at colleges and universities across the state. House Bill 355 was spearheaded by Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, who represents one of...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Sep 14, 2017 | Legal Developments, Students
It’s no secret that lice can spread quickly among students in a classroom. New legislation now requires school nurses to take a proactive role in preventing an outbreak. Senate Bill 1566 adds Education Code § 38.031, which requires elementary school nurses to provide...
by Jennifer Childress - Editor of the Legal Digest | Aug 15, 2017 | Bullying, Legal Developments, Students
Senate Bill 179, known as David’s Law, was enacted by the Legislature this year to combat and prevent bullying in schools. The law amends Texas Education Code § 37.0832, so now “a single significant act” may constitute bullying, rather than a pattern of acts. The...
