EEOC Issues Additional Guidance on Workplace Rights for Individuals with Mental Health Conditions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) received an increased number of Charges of Discrimination on the basis of mental health [...]
New Guidance on 504, Identification, and Restraint & Seclusion
On December 28, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued critical new guidance to “clarify the [...]
Eminent Domain Reporting Due February 1, 2017
As the Texas State Comptroller’s Office is now responsible for maintaining an electronic database of all entities that exercise eminent [...]
New Year, New Rules from TEA
New Commissioner’s rules concerning truancy prevention took effect on January 1. Updates to Sections 121.104 – 129.1047 of the Texas [...]
Becoming a District of Innovation
Under Texas law, a school district’s Board of Trustees can adopt a plan to exempt the district from certain provisions [...]
Dept. of Ed. Softens the “1% Rule”
On December 8, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new rule updating how districts may use alternative assessments for [...]
New I-9 Form Required
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently updated the I-9 form to make it more computer friendly, and to reduce [...]
Is Your District’s Website ADA Compliant?
Most school district professionals are familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act’s requirement that facilities and programs be accessible to [...]
Special Education Rights
Children with special needs have rights under Federal and state laws that have been enacted to prohibit discrimination and assure each [...]