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Legal Updates

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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 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.

Complaint alleges teacher provided inappropriate assistance to students during STAAR tests

Oct 1, 2021

A complaint was filed with SBEC, alleging that a teacher's certification was subject to sanctions because the teacher had provided prohibited…