GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. JACO

No. 09-0195.

303 S.W.3d 699 (2010)

GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Petitioner, v. Brent JACO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

February 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin D. Jewell, William S. Helfand, Barbara E. Roberts, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, Clay T. Grover and Paul Andrew Lamp, Feldman Rogers Morris & Glover, LLP, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.

Syd Phillips, Houston, TX, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Brent Jaco sued the Galveston Independent School District under the Texas Whistleblower Act, alleging that he was demoted from his position as Director of Athletics and Extracurricular Activities for reporting a Ball High School football player's violations of the University Interscholastic League's eligibility rules to UIL officials. In a plea to the jurisdiction, the District asserted that Jaco's claims were barred by governmental immunity and the trial...

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