Criminally Charged Alice ISD Special-Ed Teacher Loses Nonrenewal Appeal
Ruling: Classroom video, parental complaints, a letter from a disability rights advocacy group — and being criminally charged — all add up to a conclusion…
Forney ISD Special-Ed Teacher had “Good Cause” to Abandon his Contract Due to Physically and Verbally “Aggressive” Students
A Forney ISD grades 7-to-12 special-ed teacher who abruptly quit his job after only one semester because his students subjected him to serious verbal abuse…
Harris County Dept. of Education Rebuffs Ex-Assistant Principal’s Retaliation Claims
Ruling: A school district has immunity from being sued over retaliation and other claims arising from a lawsuit filed by a former assistant principal whose…
Appeals Court Reinstates SBEC’s Permanent Revocation of Former “Life School” Charter Teacher’s Certification
Ruling: A judge should not have invalidated a decision by SBEC’s governing board to permanently revoke the certification of a teacher for trying to get…
Ex-Spring ISD Administrator was not Illegally Forced to Resign Due to his Military Commitments
Ruling: A jury’s dual verdict that an ISD “constructively discharged” an administrator due to his military reservist commitments — and that the ISD could have…
Fifth Circuit Judges Vote 9-7 Against Reconsidering Ruling That Sided with Fort Bend ISD Employees in Student-on-Student Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Ruling: A decision by a three-judge U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel that school officials in Texas and two other states can’t be successfully…
Fort Bend ISD Must Release ISD Related Cell Phone Records from Personal Devices Owned by District Officials
Ruling: An ISD can’t block the release of cell phone records reflecting district related communications that pertain to phone calls and text messages that were…
Ex-Caddo Mills ISD Athletic Director Loses Appeal
Ruling: The education commissioner’s conclusion that an ISD did nothing wrong in reassigning its long-time athletic director to a teaching only position in the middle…
Fifth Circuit Says UNT Can Continue Charging Out-of-State Students Higher Tuition than Undocumented Texans
Ruling: The University of North Texas (UNT) can continue charging out-of-state students higher tuition than Texas residents, even if the Texas resident is an illegal…
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Force TEA to adopt “Special Rule” for 18+ Year Old Special-Ed Students
Ruling: The TEA lacks the authority to enact the so-called “Special Rule” that is built into the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) concerning certain…
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