March 2026 Commissioner’s Decisions Posted
Five decisions — and nine proposals for decisions — were issued in March.
Commissioner’s Decisions
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Morath Dismisses Floresville ISD Student’s Threat Case Appeal
Ruling: The education commissioner lacks the authority to overrule a school district’s disciplinary action against a student who sent a text threatening to “shoot up” the school.
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Morath Orders Brenham ISD Board to Hold Grievance Hearing
Ruling: An ISD’s board violated state education law by not holding a hearing on an ex-employee’s grievance.
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Morath Tosses Fredericksburg ISD Parent’s 2nd Library Appeal
Ruling: An ISD’s policy on reviewing and removing library books does not violate state law.
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Morath: Mansfield ISD’s Board Fumbled Parents’ Grievances
Ruling: A school board can’t shirk its responsibility to consider a parental grievance by invoking a lack-of-a-quorum board meeting loophole.
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Morath Says Eanes ISD Lawfully Fired CPS-Cleared Teacher
Accused teacher who helped leak confidential info about his student accuser loses education commissioner appeal.
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Morath Upholds La Joya ISD HR Director’s Firing
Ruling: Although an ISD failed to show that its human resource’s director committed fraud, the…
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Morath Dismisses Lockney ISD Dual Credit Grade Appeal as “Moot”
Ruling: An ISD’s refusal to award weighted credit to a student who took a junior…
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Morath Dismisses Lake Travis ISD Parent’s Special-Ed Video Appeal
Ruling: A parent (and her attorney) can view — but not “receive” — video surveillance footage that the parent claims may have captured a teacher’s alleged assault of her special-ed child. That’s because the footage is not the subject of litigation the parent has filed.
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Morath Upholds Hale Center ISD CFO’s Firing
Ruling: An ISD’s board properly voided its chief financial officer’s employment contract because the contract…
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