Background
Little Horton, Janet was born on January 18, 1953 in Gatesville, Texas, United States.
Little Horton, Janet was born on January 18, 1953 in Gatesville, Texas, United States.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, high honors, 1975. Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Bracewell & Patterson, Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in School Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Texas. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Advocates, 1979-1980.
Company-Author with Kelly Frels "A Documentation System for Teacher Improvement or Termination," NOLPE, 1994.
Author: "The Preemployment Process: Avoiding Impermissible Inquiries and the Effect of the Americans with Disabilities Acting," NOLP, 1993. "Damages and Remedies: What is the District Liable for When the Parent Prevails in Special Education Matters?" TSALD, 1988.
Presentations: 9th Annual TCASE-Legal Conference on Special Education Law, "Common Legal Issues in Providing an Appropriate Education Under Section 504 and the International Development & Education Award to Students with Attention Deficit Disorder," April 7 & 28, 1995. NSBA Council of School Attorneys" Winter Seminar "Protect the Future of Your School District Client-Presentation on Students with Disabilities Regarding Discipline and Expulsion, Technical Compliance with Federal Law and Compensatory Education," January 15, 1995.
NOLPE "To Ask or Not to Ask: Pre-Employment Inquiries Under the Americans With Disabilities Acting," November 19, 1994.
NOLPE/American Bar Association Joint Program "Removing the Walls of Exclusion: Public Entity Facility Accessibility Under the Americans With Disabilities Acting," November 18, 1994. Cambridge Institute "Special Considerations When Termination Public Employees," September 25, 1992. Member: Houston (Special Olympics Committee, 1994) and American (Member: Section of State and Local Government Law, 1994) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Member: School Law Section.
Executive Committee, 1982-1990, Vice Chairman, 1986, and Chairman Elect, 1987-1988, Chairman, 1988-1989). Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys.
National Organization on Legal Problems in Education (Board of Directors, 1989-1992). National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys.
Author: "The Preemployment Process: Avoiding Impermissible Inquiries and the Effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act," NOLP, 1993. "Damages and Remedies: What is the District Liable for When the Parent Prevails in Special Education Matters?" TSALD, 1988. Presentations: 9th Annual TCASE-Legal Conference on Special Education Law, "Common Legal Issues in Providing an Appropriate Education Under Section 504 and IDEA to Students with Attention Deficit Disorder," April 7 & 28, 1995.
NSBA Council of School Attorneys' Winter Seminar "Protect the Future of Your School District Client-Presentation on Students with Disabilities Regarding Discipline and Expulsion, Technical Compliance with Federal Law and Compensatory Education," January 15, 1995. NOLPE "To Ask or Not to Ask: Pre-Employment Inquiries Under the Americans With Disabilities Act," November 19, 1994. NOLPE/American Bar Association Joint Program "Removing the Walls of Exclusion: Public Entity Facility Accessibility Under the Americans With Disabilities Act," November 18, 1994.
Cambridge Institute "Special Considerations When Termination Public Employees," September 25, 1992.
Member, Board of Advocates, 1979-1980. Company-Author with Kelly Frels "A Documentation System for Teacher Improvement or Termination," NOLPE, 1994.