Commissioner's Decisions

The following decisions were signed by Education Commissioner Mike Morath:

Teacher Should Not Have Been Fired
Over Anti-Immigrant Tweets to Trump

Ruling: The termination of a high school teacher’s continuing contract over a series of Tweets to President Trump supporting anti-immigrant polices is reversed. Georgia Clark v. Fort Worth ISD, No. 006-R2-10-2019. Issued Nov. 25.
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Nonrenewed Athletic Coordinator Wins Appeal
Ruling: A school district committed a series of errors in nonrenewing the term contract of an athletic coordinator. Tracy Lutich v. Fabens ISD, No. 002-R1-09-2019. Issued Nov. 5.
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