TIGER TALKS were a series of seminars, workshops and presentations sponsored by the Dripping Springs ISD Council of PTAs.* The topics vary widely from our first Tiger Talk on vaping to last year's Talk co-sponsored with the Dripping Springs Education Foundation and DSISD Counselors "Parent University" on "The Science of Resilience" and the first one in 2021-22, "Understanding the Teen Brain."

Our second Tiger Talk for this year will explore common legal issues for parent/guardian  in Texas public schools. Presented and moderated by Texas attorneys topics covered during this presentation include:

•    Hierarchy of schools overview
•    HIPAA doesn't apply to schools, so what does?  
•    Family issues -- Parents rights, grandparent rights, visitation, etc
•    Bullying and harassment  
•    Students rights 
•    Informal and formal complaint processes – the best way to solve concerns