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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools. For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. Title IX: Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule Dean Micknal, Partner and Victoria Elliott, Associate On May 6, 2020, the US Department of Education issued an extensive update to the Title IX regulations […]

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Limited Access to School Buildings by Students Now Permitted; TEA’s Guidance on Graduation Ceremonies

by Holly James Under Executive Order GA-21, issued by Governor Abbott on May 5, 2020, school districts may now allow students to access school buildings as follows: A student (accompanied by an adult if needed) may, as allowed by the school consistent with the minimum standard health protocols found in guidance issued by TEA, visit […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools. For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. Don’t Forget About FERPA Victoria Elliott, Associate The Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office has sent out information informing districts of the importance of updating FERPA/PPRA policies and notifications, as applicable, during online […]

Executive Order GA-18, Essential and Reopened Services, Impact on Graduations and Proms

(NOTE: Executive Order GA-21 was issued May 5, 2020 and expands the list of reopened services discussed below. We have discussed certain provisions of GA-21 related to schools in an updated post available here.) On April 27, 2020, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-18, allowing certain businesses to physically reopen at 25% capacity. Very little […]

Class of 2020: Waiving Graduation Requirements

In the wake of COVID-19, many questions have arisen regarding graduation for the 2020 senior class. During these times, it is important to remember that certain graduation requirements may be satisfied via an individual graduation committee (“IGC”) review: Seniors who were enrolled in the district or charter school during the 2019–2020 school year may graduate […]

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COVID-19 UPDATE

Below are today’s updates regarding COVID-19 and its impact on Texas public schools. For additional resources, please visit our COVID-19 page. TEA Special Education and Special Populations Updates for the Week of April 20, 2020 Dean Micknal, Partner The Texas Education Agency reorganized its COVID-19 Support: Special Education webpage last week. The revised site, which […]

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