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Dancing in the Dark: Employment Actions When Access to Evidence is Limited

Contains material from Apr 2026
Dancing in the Dark: Employment Actions When Access to Evidence is Limited
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How can attorneys represent and advise their clients when they don't have the relevant evidence? Explore practical and ethical challenges with school district obligations to make quick reports to TEA before investigations are done, and employee-side hurdles in defending educators in district investigations and certification actions with the agency. 

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 0.75 | 0.25 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 4/30/2027

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1. Dancing in the Dark: Employment Actions When Access to Evidence is Limited (Apr 2026)

Jefferson K. Brim III, Christie L. Hobbs

0.75 0.25 0.00 0.75 | 0.25 ethics
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Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 12 pgs
Slides (pdf) – 33 pgs

Session 1 —44 mins 0.75 | 0.25 ethics

Dancing in the Dark: Employment Actions When Access to Evidence is Limited (Apr 2026)

How can attorneys represent and advise their clients when they don't have the relevant evidence? Explore practical and ethical challenges with school district obligations to make quick reports to TEA before investigations are done, and employee-side hurdles in defending educators in district investigations and certification actions with the agency. 

Originally presented: Feb 2026 School Law Conference

Jefferson K. Brim III, Brim & Brim, P.C. - Austin, TX
Christie L. Hobbs, Northwest ISD - Fort Worth, TX