BEAUMONT – The Ninth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling granting the Port Arthur Independent School District’s plea to the jurisdiction in a wrongful termination lawsuit.
BEAUMONT – The 9th District Court of Appeals at Beaumont has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of claims where a Port Arthur Independent School District employee claimed free speech violations by the district and key superiors.
BEAUMONT – On March 9, the Port Arthur Independent School District had its motion for judgment nunc pro tunc denied by a district judge, shutting down the district’s attempt to revert a judgment in a discrimination suit.
Race not a factor in Port Arthur ISD’ firing of white woman, jury finds BEAUMONT – Race was not a motivating factor when the Port Arthur Independent School District opted not to renew a white teacher’s employment contract, a jury recently found.
BEAUMONT – The Port Arthur Independent School District will be in trial this week over a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former white teacher.
BEAUMONT — A Jefferson County motorist is suing the Port Arthur school district, alleging a district bus driver negligently drove into the plaintiff's vehicle, causing injuries.
The Port Arthur Independent School District is asserting a defense of sovereign immunity from a suit brought by an educator alleging the district refused to renew her contract satisfactorily. Tanuya Worthy filed a lawsuit March 24 in Jefferson County District Court against PAISD alleging employment discrimination. Court records show that on July 24 PAISD answered the suit, asserting a general denial and arguing that Worthy failed to exhaust her administrative remedies before filing suit.
In 2013, Texas legislatures passed a bill making the iconic greeting “merry Christmas” on school grounds lawful, giving districts the green light to throw caution to political correctness this past Christmas.
A veteran worker of a school system is suing on allegations that she was fired for calling the fire department about an unsafe situation in a warehouse.
A local man, who has already been awarded $60,000 from the Port Arthur Independent School District for defamation, won another favorable judgment, as jurors found that the district took adverse employment action against him because of his previous suit.
A local man who has already been awarded $60,000 from the Port Arthur Independent School District will seek another favorable judgment, as his suit alleging district employees conspired to make him lose his job has gone to trial.
This Thursday, Dr. Johnny Brown will take the stand once again to testify in a lawsuit which accuses the Port Arthur Independent School District of faking damage to computers in an effort to obtain federal funds for new technology.
Dr. Edna Edwards was not required to exhaust her administrate remedies before filing a discrimination suit against the Port Arthur Independent School District, Texas justices on the Ninth Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday.
Samuels Former Port Arthur Independent School District trustee Julia Samuels, who lost her election bid in May, has filed suit against the Port Arthur Election Administrators and City Secretary Sherry Ballard.
