Fifth Circuit: Mineral Wells ISD Properly Expelled Special-Ed Student
Ruling: An ISD took the proper steps in expelling a special-ed ninth grade student for drawing a knife on another student at school.
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Morath Grants Grandview ISD Parent’s Special-Ed Appeal
Ruling: A school district can’t arbitrarily block a parent’s special-ed grievance from reaching the school board level for a decision just because the TEA has ruled on the parent’s separate special-ed complaint to the agency.
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TEA Releases Innovative Autism Grant Services Report
Sensory rooms, facilitating selected staff to become registered behavior technicians (RBT) and parental/community engagement programs…
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Dallas ISD Not Liable in Death of Assaulted Special-Ed Teaching Assistant
U.S. Fifth Circuit: An ISD has legal immunity from being sued by the children of a teaching assistant who reportedly died from injuries sustained from being physically assaulted in her classroom by a special-ed student.
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Morath: Lewisville ISD Violated Student Psychological Testing Law
Ruling: An ISD should have obtained parental written permission before administering two psychological “screenings” to…
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Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Clear Creek ISD Special-Ed Student’s Lawsuit
Ruling: A federal lawsuit claiming that an ISD didn’t comply with the directives ordered by a special-ed hearing officer — to provide a student with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) — is dismissed.
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Fifth Circuit: Brownsville ISD not Federally Liable for Special-Ed Student’s Injuries
Ruling: An ISD’s policy to mostly hire the lowest level of state-certified aides to assist special-ed students did not violate the rights of a disabled student, who was twice injured while in the presence of his assigned aide.
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Parents May Apply for $1,500 Special-Ed Related Grants Starting Feb. 3
The TEA has announced that the application window for the state program that provides $1,500…
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TEA Conducts Special-Ed Related Survey
The TEA is requesting responses from educators and others to a survey about a statewide individualized education program (IEP) digital platform that the TEA is considering implementing.
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