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Volume 8, Number 1 – Fall 2007

Location, Location, Location:  Where do Commissioners’ hearings take place?
Dennis J. Eichelbaum and Sharon S. Gilmore
Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C.

Representation of multiple defendants in school district litigation: a step by step guide
Dawn Kahle Doherty
Vincent & Moyé, P.C.

Ten Laws you need to know
Allyson Collins
Texas Association of School Boards, Legal Services Division

Volume 7, Number 2 – Fall 2006

HOUSE BILL 1: MORE THAN JUST SCHOOL FINANCE
Allyson Holt Collins
Texas Association of School Boards, Legal Division

WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS (AND SCHOOL LAWYERS) NEED TO KNOWABOUT HIRING RETIRED EDUCATORS
Shellie Hoffman Crow
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.
Austin, Texas

SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND AG OPINION GA-0377: DOCTRINE’S TRUE INCOMPATIBILITY DISSOLVED
Nancy K. Harlan
Morrison & Associates, P.C.
Austin, Texas

A Refresher on Teacher Rights
Joey Moore
Texas State
Teachers Association

Volume 7, Number 1 – Winter/Spring 2006

TEXAS HIGHEST COURT RULES ENTIRE SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Norma V. Cantu
University of Texas School of Law

LIFE GOES ON IN THE FISHBOWL:  RELATIONSHIP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 176
Jon A. McCormick
Adams, Lynch & Loftin, a Professional Corporation
Bedford, Texas 

DID CONGRESS HAVE ANY NEW IDEAS?  HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2004 REAUTHORIZATION OF THE IDEA
Holly Eaton
Texas Classroom Teachers Association

TEXAS ANTI-BULLYING LAW AND EDUCATOR’S LIABILITIES
Tonya Ewing
Ashmore Law Offices
Dallas, Texas

Volume 6, Number 3 – Fall 2004

THE KING HAS BEEN KNOWN TO ERR: Satterfield & Pontikes Const., Inc. v. Irving Independent School District
Christopher D. Kratovil
Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. 

PORTABILITY OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT SELF-FUNDED GROUP HEALTH PLANS
Lonnie F. Hollingsworth, Jr.
Texas Classroom Teachers Association 

PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS
Leticia D. McGowan
Dallas Independent School District 

EVIDENCE — THE LAW IN EMPLOYMENT CASES
Katherine Butler
Butler & Harris 

LET’S HEAR FROM OUR HEARING EXAMINERS
Miles T. Bradshaw
Feldman & Rogers, L.L.P.
 

DEFENDING THE CRIMINALLY ACCUSED EMPLOYEE/ADMINISTRATOR
Russell Ramirez
Texas State Teachers Association 

REASSIGNMENTS AND DEMOTIONS FOR CERTIFIED EDUCATORS
Leslie McCollom
O’Hanlon & Associates 

CONTRACTOR, EXHAUST!
R. Brooks Moore and David P. Hansen
Schwartz & Eichelbaum, P.C. 

CHANGES TO 19 TAC CHAPTER 157: A BEDTIME STORY
Julia Guzman
Texas State Teachers Association 

AT THE TIME, THE JUSTICES HAD DOUBTS THAT BROWN WAS RIGHTLY DECIDED
IT COULD HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY
Michael J. Klarman 

HOW FOUR FEDERAL JUDGES BROUGHT THE RULE OF REASON TO THE SOUTH.
THE ‘FIFTH CIRCUIT FOUR’
Jack Bass

Volume 6, Number 2 – Summer 2004

Reflections on Brown v. Board of Education
Aaron D. Ford, J.D., Ph.D.
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.

A Guide to Administrative Law Practice in an SBEC Enforcement Proceeding
Julie D. Leahy
Texas Classroom Teachers Association
 

Strategy for Tough Financial Times -- Education Foundations
Jeffrey A. Davis
Shannon E. Lamm
McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P.
 

The Fifth Circuit Speaks:  Are you Listening?
Jim Walsh
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

Volume 6, Number 1 – Winter 2004

Sovereign Immunity in a Breach of Contract Case:  "The King Can Do No Wrong" and School and Community College Districts May Be Crowned "King for a Day"
Miles T. Bradshaw
Feldman & Rogers, L.L.P. 

The Changing Landscape of the Attorney-Client Relationship:  What is the Impact of the Attorney General's Open Records Decisions Nos. 676 and 677?
S. Anthony Safi
Mounce, Green, Myers, Safi & Galatzan
A Professional Corporation 

The Attorney General's New Release on Nepotism Law
Ann Evans Piel
Brackett & Ellis, P.C. 

Gay Students in Public Schools:  An Analysis of Legal Trends
Wade Norman
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. 

Funding What Matters:  Adequacy, Equity, Excellence
Ellen Willams
The Texas Lobby Group
(Ellen Williams' full article is available through the above link in this table of contents.)

Volume 5, Number 5 – Fall 2003

2003 Legislative Update for School Attorneys
Texas Association of School Boards
Legal Services Division

2003 Legislative Update - Community Colleges
Myra McDaniel
Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever & McDaniel, L.L.P.

2003 Legislative Update - Election Bills
David Mendez
Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever & McDaniel, L.L.P.

Do I have to Get Between Mom and Dad?
Jeanna Lungwitz
University of Texas Law School 

Coggin v. Longview Independent School District:  Due Process and other Lessons from the En Banc Court 

Social Security Update
Michael Shirk
Texas State Teachers Association


Volume 5, Number 4 – Spring 2003
Adobe Acrobat Version
(for ease of printing and viewing)

Greeting from the Chair of the Section

Lisa Brown
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. 

Officers and Executive Council of the School Law Section 

Straight from the top:  Answers to FERPA Question as presented by LeRoy S. Rooker, Director/ Family Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education
Compiled by Karen Randolph, Texas Association of School Boards and Dorcas A. Green, Walsh Anderson Brown Schulze & Aldridge, P.C. 

Primer on Financing Options for School Districts in Texas
Nancy Hagquist
Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. 

Index to School Law Section Newsletters

Volume 5, Number 3 – Fall 2002

LIABILITY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES UNDER THE STATE CREATED DANGER DOCTRINE
Michael Shirk
Texas State Teachers Association

ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACT PROTECTS MORE THAN A JOB
Chris G. Elizalde
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze, & Aldridge, P.C.

STUDENT DRUG TESTING: WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Richard A. Morris
Feldman & Rogers, L.L.P.

BASIC GUIDE TO PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURES BY TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER TAXING UNITS
F. Duane Force

Volume 5, Number 2 – Spring 2002

VIEWPOINT NEUTRALITY IN THE COURTROOM AND THE CLASSROOM: QUESTIONS RAISED BY CHIU V. PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Joy Baskin, Texas Association of School Boards

RETIRE AND REHIRE–A SCHOOL LAWYER’S PRIMER
David Backus

H-1B VISA OPTION AND OTHER IMMIGRATION ALTERNATIVES FOR FOREIGN TEACHERS
Bruce A. Coane and Cathy Nguyen

“IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK” MOLD, ASBESTOS, AND LEAD PAINT: HOW TO RESPOND WHEN THESE PROBLEMS ARISE IN YOUR BUILDINGS
Michelle R. Herrmann

OFF TO SCHOOL WE GO – A LOOK AT THE 77TH LEGISLATURE’S REVISIONS TO STUDENT TRUANCY
Marquette M. Maresh
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, PC

Volume 5, Number 1 – Fall 2001

ELECTRICAL POWER DEREGULATION: IS YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT READY FOR A COMPETITIVE POWER MARKET?
Daniel M. “Matt” Burns
Walsh, Anderson, Brown Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

CONTRACT ISSUES RELATED TO CERTIFICATION OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
Shellie Hoffman Crow
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

TOP TEN THINGS I WANT TO SEE IN EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS POST DAVIS
Karen Meinardus
Certified Hearing Examiner

TOP TEN THINGS I WANT TO SEE IN EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS
KARL R. QUEBE, CERTIFIED HEARING EXAMINER

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:  EDUCATION-RELATED LAWS ENACTED BY THE 77TH LEGISLATURE
John R. Elrod & Debra M. Esterak

Volume 4, Number 4 – Spring 2001

FADE TO GRAY - SUSPICIONLESS DRUG TESTING OF STUDENTS
Robert J. West
Texas Classroom Teachers Association

77TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE
Debra M. Esterak

A Summary of Proposed Amendments to the Commissioner’s Rules Pertaining to Special Education Services
Christopher P. Borreca
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.

A REFRESHER ON LEGAL ISSUES REGARDING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Chris G. Elizalde
Associate Executive Director
Texas Assn. of Schools Boards

Volume 4, Number 3 – December 2000

“A SCHOOL DISTRICT PEACE OFFICER PRIMER”
By Andy Ramzel
McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P.

“Beyond Four Corners?  Contract Policy Incorporation and Supplemental Duty Contracts”
By Michael J. Currie and Dohn S. Larson
Texas Classroom Teachers Association

SELECTED ISSUES IN EXCLUSIVE SCHOOL VENDING AGREEMENTS”
Daniel M. "Matt” Burns
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

“INVESTIGATING AND RESPONDING TO COMPLAINTS OF SERIOUS EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT”
David M. Feldman
Feldman & Rogers, L.L.P.

TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS: AN OVERVIEW”
Christi Martin
Austin, Texas
Jim Thompson
Texas Education Agency

Volume , Number 2 -- July 2000

The Public Information Act in 2000: A Primer for the School Law Section
By John Cornyn
Attorney General of Texas

The 2000 Census and the New Redistricting
By John A. Alford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Political Science Department
Rice University

Does the Fifth Circuit Diss Qualified Immunity?
By Mark H. Neal
Kee & Neal

An Overview of Admissions, Attendance, and Truancy
By Marquette M. Maresh
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

Of Sausages and Laws: What You May Not Remember or May Have Never Known From the 1999 Legislative Session
By Lynn Ross Scott
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.

Volume 4, Number 1 -- April 2000

The Best of Times/The Worst of Times: Legal Issues Surrounding Graduation
By Debra Moritz Esterak
Public Education Counsel
Office of the Governor

What do the Cases Say About ARD Procedures?
By Jim Walsh
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

Something Old - Something New: SB669 Amends Procedures for Bidding and Awarding Contracts for Goods, Services and Construction
By Tom Garner, Jr.
Garner, Roberts & Roberts, L.L.P.

A Practical Guide to Policing Student on Student Sexual Harassment
By Christopher L. Tritico

Volume 3b, Number 4 -- December 1999

A Crash Course in Family Law for School Personnel
By Sally Holt Emerson and Christopher K. Wrampelmeier
Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, P.C.
Amarillo, Texas

The School District's Perspective Regarding the Interpretation of Section 7.057 of the Texas Education Code
By Marianna M. McGowan and Dianna D. Wojcik
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P. - Dallas, Texas

The Teacher's Perspective Regarding the Interpretation of Section 7.057 of the Texas Education Code
By Dohn S. Larson
Chief Staff Attorney
Texas Classroom Teachers Association

Legislative Remodeling of School Construction Law: SB 669
By Cindy L. Becker, Architect/Attorney
Lloyd, Gosselink, Blevins, Rochelle, Baldwin & Townsend, P.C.

Volume 3b, Number 3 -- June 1999

Liability Insurance: School Districts Have It, But Are They Covered?
By James M. Whitton and Elaine S. Morris
Brackett & Ellis, a Professional Corporation
(formerly McLean & Sanders)

Disciplining Disabled Students: An Analysis of Federal Regulations
By Janet Little Horton and Christopher P. Borreca
Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P.
711 Louisiana, Suite 2900
Houston, Texas 77002-2781
(713) 223-2900

Hubbard v. Buffalo Independent School District: Affirming the School District's Authority in Academic Matters.
By Mark C. Goulet
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C

The Enforcement and Legality of Indemnity Provisions in Contracts
By Don M. Dean and Stephen W. Stewart
Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, P.C.
Amarillo, Texas

Volume 3, Number 3 -- March 1999

Enforcement of Professional Standards by the State Board for Educator Certification
By Maggie H. Montelongo
Director of Investigations and Enforcement
Austin, Texas February, 1998

Delinquency & Discipline Everything You Wanted to Know -- But Were Afraid to Ask!! -- About the Juvenile Justice System
By Sharon E. McLauchlin

Professional Development and Appraisal System
By Dohn S. Larson
Chief Staff Attorney, Texas Classroom Teachers Association

Toungate vs. Bastrop ISD, The Texas Supreme Court Writes Last Chapter on the Regulation of Hair-Length in Texas School Districts
By Paul W. Hunn, Attorney at Law
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge, P.C.

Searches in the Public Schools: Jenkins vs. Talledega City Board of Education
By Ms. Jana Bowman
1997 graduate of the University of Oklahoma Law School