Jones v. Dallas Independent School District

OPINION

MALONEY, Justice.

Sharon Garner Jones sued to enjoin the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) from declining to recommend her for teacher certification and offer her new placement. The trial court granted DISD’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed Jones’s suit with prejudice. In one point of error, Jones argues the trial court erred in dismissing her cause. Because we conclude that Jones must exhaust her administrative remedies before suing in district court, we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Jones was a special education teacher participating in DISD’s alternative teacher…