Kendra Yoch
Counsel at Thompson & Horton
- Role
- Counsel at Thompson & Horton LLP
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Counsel
May 2022 — Present · Dallas, TX, US
Kendra partners with public school districts, charter schools, private schools, and higher education institutions to problem solve related to student issues, focusing on special education, Section 504, Title IX, and other civil rights. Kendra supports IEP and 504 teams and serves as lead counsel in special education mediations and due process hearings. She represents schools in complaints before the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the Texas Education Agency. Kendra recently successfully defended a school district in a due process hearing related to child find. She also supported a large school district in a significant special education State corrective action matter involving numerous stakeholders.Kendra consults with schools to support Title IX compliance and also serves as an independent investigator, Title IX decisionmaker, and Title IX advisor. She frequently provides Title IX training to K12 and higher education institutions.Kendra is a frequent presenter at education conferences, speaking about the intersection of Title IX and special education, the use of artificial intelligence in special education, and other practical and current topics.
Education
Davidson College
Bachelor's degree
1998 — 2002
Georgetown University Law Center
JD
2004 — 2007
University of St. Thomas
M.Ed.
2002 — 2004
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