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.
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…
Parent sues district over child's special education placement
May 12, 2022
The parent of an elementary school student sued a school district, alleging that the district failed to provide appropriate special education…
Parent sues, claims district failed to accommodate student's learning disabilities
Dec 2, 2021
A parent of an 11th grader sued a school district, alleging that it failed to identify and accommodate the student's disabilities.
Parents' request for video recordings from child's classroom denied
Jul 15, 2021
A student filed a complaint with the Texas Education Agency, alleging that a school district failed to comply with the Individuals With Disabilities…
Parents file suit over treatment of child in special education
Dec 11, 2020
Parents sued a school district following an incident with their child. At the time of the incident, the child was 10 and diagnosed with autism…
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