Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Waco Independent School District
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided July 24, 1998No. 10-98-136-CVPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIS, Chief Justice.
In 1997, the Waco Independent School District Board of Trustees (“WISD”) adopted a new policy regarding the promotion of students in grades one through eight. To be promoted under the new policy, students must demonstrate proficiency of the subject matter of their respective grade levels by maintaining a passing grade in each of the pertinent subject areas and by receiving .a satisfactory score on one of two standardized assessment tests — the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (“ITBS”) for first and second graders and the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills Test (“TAAS”)…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Texas Ass'n of Business v. Texas Air Control BoardTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Grounds v. Tolar Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Texas Education Agency v. Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D.Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- Mission Independent School District v. DiserensTexas Supreme Court · 1945
- Mitchison v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
16 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by40 opinions
- Waco Independent School District v. GibsonTexas Supreme Court · 2000
- Clint Independent School District v. Sonia Herrera Marquez, Claudia Garcia, and Alicia Gomez, for and on the Behalf of Their Minor ChildrenTexas Supreme Court · 2016
- MAG-T, L.P. v. Travis Central Appraisal District, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2005
- Garcia-Marroquin v. Nueces County Bail Bond Board, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1999
- Vela v. Waco Independent School District, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2002
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.