Tarkington Independent School District v. Ellis

200 S.W.3d 794 (2006)

TARKINGTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant,

v.

Randy ELLIS and Patricia Ellis, as Next Friends of J.M., Appellees.

No. 09-06-139 CV.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Submitted on June 29, 2006.

Decided August 10, 2006.

Opinion Overruling Rehearing August 31, 2006.

Christopher B. Gilbert, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Houston, for appellant.

Zeb D. Zbranek, Zbranek Firm, PC, Liberty, for appellees.

Before GAULTNEY, KREGER and HORTON, JJ.

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

The central issue in this case is whether Texas law mandates the expulsion of a student for unknowingly…