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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.

Court weighs in on teacher rights at district-campus charter schools

May 23, 2025

A lawsuit was filed to determine whether teachers employed by a district-campus charter school have the same rights as those working at a traditional…

Teacher files grievance after district denies assault leave request

Aug 22, 2024

A district denied a teacher's request for assault leave and the teacher filed a grievance and an appeal to the commissioner of education.

Teacher sues city after fall at convocation

Jan 25, 2024

A teacher sued a city after she fell and injured herself during convocation.