Ex-Port Arthur ISD Special-Ed Administrator Loses Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ruling: A special-ed administrator lacks constitutional protections against being retaliated against for reporting, to his principal, that teachers had mistreated special-ed students, and for cooperating with a CPS investigation.

• Johnathan Castille, Doctor, v. Port Arthur ISD, et al., No. 24-40644 ($), issued Feb. 24, 2026. Ordered “published.”