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Texas Truancy Reform Law Does Not Help Special Needs Kids, Say Advocates

Disability Rights Texas, the National Center for Youth Law, and Texas Appleseed filed a joint complaint with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) in late May. They argue that 13 public school districts use the truancy courts and court orders to force out special needs students from the system, violating federal law.

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Texas Education Agency: Revisiting Educator-Student Sexual Misconduct

Teacher-student sexual misconduct in public schools is a serious matter. Last year, Texas landed at the unenviable top position on the list in a Drive West Communications study. A whopping 116 of the nation’s 781 recorded educator-student misconduct cases happened in the Lone Star State. This revelation came on the heels of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) experiencing a 27 percent increase in these kinds of inquiries which was was followed by 74 new cases under TEA investigation, as Breitbart Texas previously reported.

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