Educational

Title VI is an amendment that outlaws discrimination based on protected categories. Those categories include race, country of origin, and color. Schools that violate Title VI risk losing their federal funding. No child should face discrimination in the classroom based on protected categories. Attorney Hager understands the Title VI amendment and may be able to help with discrimination cases.

As part of Texas Code Educ. 25.901, children have the right to pray or practice other non-disruptive religious activities during school. As long as your child can pray while sitting still and quietly at their desk, they have the right to do so. Many schools also offer meetings for religious groups before, during, and after school that can allow adequate prayer or religious activity time.

This law also protects students from participating in religious activities they do not agree with. This means an atheist student cannot be forced to pray. Faculty and teachers can educate students about religions, as is often needed for history or political classes, but cannot favor one religion over the other.

If you’re concerned about your child’s religious rights in school, the Hager Law Firm can help you understand your specific school’s religious regulations and determine if there’s any need for legal action.

Every child deserves an education regardless of physical, mental, or developmental disabilities. However, some schools fail to meet the educational needs of their disabled students. Disabled students have the right to an education with accommodations. When disabled students don’t receive reasonable accommodations, their education suffers. Education law attorneys help make sure that these accommodations are met. The Hager Law Firm is committed to fighting for all students, regardless of ability status.

As a government entity, public schools and their employees are protected from certain legal actions, such as suing for public injury. If your child is injured or suffers property damage while at school, getting compensation can be difficult but not impossible. Attorney Hager has extensive background knowledge on school district immunity and is ready to put his experience to use to help protect your child’s rights.

Each state and county has its own variations of education law. Attorney Hager and his team of education lawyers have worked with the Smith County education system for years, learning all there is to know about their specific laws. With this knowledge, he’s ready to help you protect your children and deal with any public school issue that comes your way.

One of the best ways to understand the school system is to be a part of it. Our education lawyers have an insider’s perspective as members of the PTA committee and serving on the Tyler ISD School Health Advisory Council themselves. By learning about the Tyler, TX, school system firsthand, our attorneys have developed a deeper understanding of the challenges both schools and students face. This means we know what it takes to make a difference in a school system to help protect your children.