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.
Commissioner says school district improperly terminated teacher's contract
Feb 16, 2023
A district's board of trustees voted to propose the termination of the teacher's contract before the end of the school year. The teacher requested a…
Teacher fired over tweets sues, citing right to free speech
Feb 3, 2023
A teacher was placed on administrative leave and later fired after publicly posted tweets about illegal immigration that were directed to…
White student sues district, claiming race-based harassment over political beliefs
Jan 19, 2023
A white high school student sued his school district, alleging that he was subject to race-based harassment. A district court dismissed the lawsuit…
Registered sex offender arrested after entering school grounds
Dec 15, 2022
A registered sex offender was arrested and charged with failure to comply with his registration requirements by knowingly entering school grounds…
Commissioner orders district to pay teacher who resigned
Dec 1, 2022
A teacher was placed on administrative leave with pay after a student recorded her making inappropriate comments about other students. Weeks later,…
Fired teacher files lawsuit against charter school, principal alleging discrimination
Oct 21, 2022
After his termination, a teacher filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that he had been…
Student sues district, claims it failed to respond to racial discrimination
Oct 6, 2022
A student filed suit against a school district in federal court, alleging that the district failed to respond appropriately to incidents of racial…
Parents file complaints against districts over special education evaluation
Sep 22, 2022
Parents filed due process complaints against Houston and Pearland ISDs in June 2017, arguing that the districts failed to evaluate their child for…
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