New State Appeals Court Upholds Commissioner’s Reversal of Crowley ISD Teacher’s Firing Over Force Used Against “Unexplainably Aggressive” Ninth Grader

Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals
Ruling: The education commissioner properly ruled that a teacher should not have been fired for using force against an unknown “young man” who became “unexplainably aggressive” when asked to show his student ID.

• Crowley ISD v. Carl Stoneham and [Education Commissioner] Mike Morath, No. 15-24-00051-CV ($). (Nov. 19).
  
  • Update: On March 13, 2025, the Fifteenth Court withdrew this decision and replaced it with a new decision, which did not substantially change the outcome (article).