Public Information Act Update
According to the Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District in Austin, cell phone logs on personal devices of school [...]
Let Us Pray: Staff Private Prayer is Allowed By U.S. Supreme Court
In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a high school football coach who lost his job [...]
Déjà Vu: New Proposed Title IX Regulations
On, June 23, 2022, on the 50th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), the [...]
Cheering for Free Speech
Mahanoy Area School District v. B. L. The issues presented in this case pertain to the free speech rights of [...]
Changes Coming to Title IX Regulations
On April 5, 2021, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced plans to hold a public hearing [...]
Vaccinations for School Support and Staff
On March 2, 2021, Governor Abbott announced that effective March 10, 2021, he would be rescinding the mask mandate set [...]
COVID-19 Vaccination – Mandatory?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released guidance in December 2020 answering some questions regarding whether or not employers [...]
STAAR Ratings Suspended
The Texas Education Agency (“TEA”) announced on December 10, 2020, that despite the ongoing challenges with COVID-19, the STAAR testing [...]
COVID Disclosure
The Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office released additional guidance recently regarding the disclosure of information related to COVID-19 [...]
Analysis of the New Title IX Regulations
Analysis of the New Title IX Regulations for Elementary and Secondary Schools By Sadia Ahmed; Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, [...]