GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. v. JACO

No. 14-08-00271-CV.

331 S.W.3d 182 (2011)

GALVESTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant v. Brent JACO, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled January 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clay T. Grover , Paul Andrew Lamp, Houston, TX, for Appellant.

Syd Phillips , Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Chief Justice HEDGES and Justices BROWN and CHRISTOPHER.


OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Brent Jaco sued Galveston Independent District, alleging that he was constructively discharged from his position as the District's Director of Athletics because he reported to the University Interscholastic League ("UIL") that a Ball High School student played on the school's football team when in violation of the UIL's parent-residency rule. According to Jaco, the District's action violated the Whistleblower Act, under...

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