1. Civil Rights in Schools: A Litigation Update
Presented by Francisco J. Valenzuela

2. Overview
This presentation will focus on student civil rights in the following areas:
Freedom of Speech
Title IX
Transgender Issues
Bullying
Special Education

3. Freedom of Speech U.S. Constitution and Texas Constitution
Tinker v. Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
Kountze Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Matthews, 2017 WL (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2017, pet. filed)
Bell v. Itawamba County School Board, 799 F.3d 379 (5th Cir. 2015) and C.R. v. Eugene School District 4J, 835 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2016)
Layshock v. Hermitage School District, 650 F.3d 205 (3d Cir. 2011) (en banc); J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District, 650 F.3d 915 (3d Cir. 2011) (en banc)

4. Title IX
Salazar v. South San Antonio Independent School District, 690 Fed. Appx. 853 (5th Cir. 2017)
Doe v. Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District, 855 F.3d 681 (5th Cir. 2017)
K.S. v. Northwest Independent School District, No , 2017 WL (5th Cir. 2017)
Ayala v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., No. H , 2018 WL (S.D. Tex. 2018)
Chavez v. Richardson Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 3:16-CV-2563-B, 2017 WL (N.D. Tex. 2017)
IF v. Lewisville Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 4:14-CV-359, 2017 WL (E.D. Tex. 2017)
Jane Does 1-10 v. Baylor Univ., 240 F. Supp.3d 646 (W.D. Tex. 2017)

5. Transgender Issues The issues being discussed Administrative Guidance
Case Law

6. Bullying David’s Law 1. Changes to the Texas Education Code
2. Injunctive Relief
3. Criminal Penalties

7. Special Education Americans with Disabilities Act Rehabilitation Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Fry v. Napoleon Cmty. Sch., ___ U.S. ___, 137 S. Ct. 743 (2017)
Reyes v. Manor Indep. Sch. Dist., 850 F.3d 251 (5th Cir. 2017)
Reed v. Kerens Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 3:16-CV-1228-BH, 2017 WL (N.D. Tex. 2017)

8. Francisco J. Valenzuela
FHMBK
4849 Greenville Avenue
Suite 1300
Dallas, TX 75206