Texas Teacher Law
"Practical legal advice for classroom teachers. Discussion of current law, court cases, proposed legislation, and commentary on stories in the news."
Author: Pamela Parker is a solo in Austin, Texas. She also writes After Writing.
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Recent Posts from Texas Teacher Law
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Fundamental Friday - Erasing An Old Criminal Charge
You got arrested. You accepted a deferred adjudication and successfully completed it. And now you’re either about to apply for a job in a new school district, or you’re about to apply for your teaching…
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Tuesday Tasks – Responding to Student Fights
We have fire drills and bus drills and tornado drills for a reason – in an emergency situation, quick, proper response is the key to safety. But emergencies often cause us to panic, which is…
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Arrests and Your Future in Teaching
An arrest or criminal conviction does not automatically knock you out of the teaching field. Although each decision is made individually, if your conviction was many years ago, you’ve been a model citizen since then,…
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Fundamental Friday - Sick Leave
I've been sick with flu most of the last two weeks, and the days I wasn't sick one or more of my kids were sick. So I figured the only possible topic for today is…
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Tuesday Task - Participate in a Meeting
Have you ever stood in front of your classroom and found that not only were the students not responding to you in any way, but they weren't even acting up - just acting bored? It's…
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Scary Saturday - Running Teacher Out of Town
If you haven't seen it yet, here's a story in the Beaumont Enterprise. The gist of the story is this: a high school history teacher with six years in the district and a second year…
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TJ Evans
I am one of the few people who do not have any teachers in my family. But I discovered the other day that I do have an education link in my background – my great-grandfather…
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Fundamental Friday - When your contract may be non-renewed
Oh my gosh, I almost forgot it was Friday! I can't believe I could do such a thing. The last few Fridays have been about contract renewals. This week, let's consider the possibility of non-renewal.…
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Internet Teaching Resources
The Texas Computer Education Association is having it's convention right now in Austin. They are hosting a blog that reviews many (all?) of the presentations, complete with lots of links to resources for classroom teachers…
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Last Minute Contract Non-Renewal
You may be in danger of non-renewal if: Your PDAS was just scheduled even though no one else's is scheduled You have a flurry of recent write-ups from your campus administrator Although there are many…