Issues related to public school employment and students sometimes must be resolved above the campus or district levels. Some cases go to the Texas commissioner of education or State Board for Educator Certification; others are decided by the courts. TCTA reports on cases of interest in our emailed eUpdate newsletter. You'll also find those reports below.
Ruling may affect whether teachers must report gender-affirming care as child abuse
Apr 4, 2024
PFLAG filed a lawsuit against TDFPS challenging whether it could investigate parents for child abuse for providing gender-affirming medical care.
Teacher seeks hearing after complaint to SBEC over contract abandonment
Mar 21, 2024
A school district filed a complaint with SBEC, alleging that a teacher's certificate was subject to sanctions because she abandoned her contract.
Parent sues under IDEA after child brings weapon to school
Mar 7, 2024
A parent sued a school district under IDEA on behalf of her child, a 13-year-old seventh grader with special needs, after the student was placed in a…
District terminates teacher's contract after she slapped a student who spit in her face
Feb 22, 2024
A school district board of trustees proposed the termination of a teacher's contract after she slapped a student.
Student inmate assaults teacher then appeals his conviction
Feb 8, 2024
A literacy teacher was giving classes to inmates in a prison when she was assaulted by one of her students.
Teacher sues city after fall at convocation
Jan 25, 2024
A teacher sued a city after she fell and injured herself during convocation.
School board members sue district over request for records
Jan 11, 2024
Two school board members filed a lawsuit against a school district, alleging that the district failed to provide documents and information to the…
Student sues, claims district failed to accommodate special needs in IEP
Nov 30, 2023
A student sued a school district, alleging that it failed to accommodate her disabilities under the ADA.
Commissioner says parents can remove child from accelerated instruction
Nov 17, 2023
Parents filed a grievance with a school district, arguing that they had the right to remove their child from accelerated instruction.
Parent files complaint over denied transfer request
Nov 2, 2023
A parent filed a complaint at TEA alleging that a school district violated the law by denying her request to transfer her child to a different campus.
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