Legal Resources
![Association of Texas Professional Educators](https://atpe.org:443/ATPE/media/News-Magazine/ATPE-Logo.png)
Common Legal Questions
What happens when you need to be absent? What precautions should you take with technology? Find information on these and many other employment issues in this section.![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-1_AbsencesAndLeave_iStock-1144329487-crop.jpg)
![](/getmedia/1d90b753-4b4c-49be-b430-d8fdc291f41f/AssignmentsAndDuties_iStock-467294651.jpg?width=1500&height=613&ext=.jpg)
![](/getmedia/20c7d905-779c-4ce6-86fe-9cdce3c7aea3/Legal-Resources-DOIs.jpg?width=750&height=338&ext=.jpg)
Charters, DOIs, and Partnerships: Alternative Education Environments
Know what to look for and what questions to ask if you apply for a position in one of these alternative education environments.
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-4__BreakTimes_iStock-1156472944_1.jpg?ext=.jpg)
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/LegalResources-Resignation.jpg?ext=.jpg)
Educator Resignations and Requests for Contract Release
Your rights if you choose to quit your job.
![](/getmedia/e5269d77-b6e9-4f34-95e2-2764efde5a67/Evaluations-and-Responses-trainee-teacher-learning-how-teach-elementary-PCBUFPW.jpg?width=1158&height=472&ext=.jpg)
Evaluations and Responses
What you need to know about teacher appraisals and evaluations for other staff.
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-7-Grievances-professional-counselor-and-woman-suffering-from-de-Q3ZVVTH-crop.jpg)
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-5_ConflictsAndCommunication_iStock-1139873768_crop.jpg)
Meetings and Communications with Supervisors, Co-workers, and Parents
The law on communicating with supervisors, colleagues, and parents.
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-8_ParentStudentsRights_iStock-1155064247.jpg?ext=.jpg)
Parent and Student Rights
What to keep in mind when working with your students and their parents.
![](/getmedia/2f14df36-7cf2-4553-bfb6-6f9c9118ff43/ReportingChildAbuse_Ob7axB_t20_g6pwxb.jpg?width=1158&height=472&ext=.jpg)
![](/getmedia/55280c64-7d5f-45bc-9056-ac37c9df7594/students-going-to-class-in-school.jpg?width=1500&height=613&ext=.jpg)
![](/getmedia/f5c2de34-4950-4c1a-b163-c9a56615c6f5/StudentDiscipline_iStock-460262739.jpg?width=1158&height=472&ext=.jpg)
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-2-Academic-Freedom-teacher-and-pupil-stand-at-front-of-elementary-sch-PAC3V7K-crop.jpg)
![](/ATPE/media/Standard-Content-Banners/3-2-12_TechnologyInTheClassroom_iStock-996980134-crop.jpg)