This Educator Insubordination Stuff is Pretty Serious, Isn’t It?
In last week’s blog post, we visited a recent revision to the Texas educator discipline provisions found in Chapter 249 of the Texas...
When Can a Texas Educator's Insubordination Amount to Soliciting a Romantic Relationship with a
Since the passage of Senate Bill 7 by the 85th Texas Legislature in 2017, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) has been very...
Kountze ISD Cheerleaders’ Religiously-Themed “Run-through Banners” are Private Speech, School Distri
In a case now in its fourth year, The Texas Appellate Court of the Ninth Circuit in Beaumont ruled in favor of the plaintiff cheerleaders...
David's Texas House Public Education Testimony 5/11/2016
Mr. Chairman and members of the Texas House Public Education Committee: Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to testify before...
When are Texas Government Officials' Personal Email Addresses Public Records?
In 2011, The Austin Bulldog, an online news site, filed a number of open records requests pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act to...
Texas Supreme Court Reopens Cheerleader Banner Case
In January 2016, the Texas Supreme Court issued the latest decision in the ongoing Kountze ISD cheerleader banner case, holding that a...
Former Texas Student’s Title IX and Section 1983 Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Dismissed for Untimely Filing
Shortly after a Texas school district in 2009 hired a dance instructor for one of its high schools, the instructor engaged in a...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to Texas School District in Race Bullying/Discrimina
In an intensely fact-laden case, the 5th Circuit considered an African-American family’s claim of race discrimination against a Texas...
Superintendent Entitled to Qualified Immunity in First Amendment Retaliation Claim
Toward the end of the 2012-2013 school year, a Section 504 committee met to determine that an elementary student who qualified for § 504...
David's Texas Senate Education Committee Testimony 12/7/2015
Mr. Chairman and members of the Texas Senate Education Committee: Thank you for the invitation and opportunity to testify before you...