As we have previously reported, in March 2017, the United States Supreme Court held a student’s IEP must be “reasonably calculated to receive educational benefits.” The case involved a student…
As we previously reported to you in the January and February editions of The Extra Mile, Township High School District 211 has been defending a legal action brought by a…
On February 13, 2018, the Public Access Counsel, Office of the Attorney General (“PAC”), issued an informal determination letter indicating that a parent’s request for e-mails concerning her/his student should…
In In re: Student with a Disability, 117 LRP 48756 (Sept. 23, 2017), the Hearing Officer found that the District violated the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act by basing the…
On December 21, 2017, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted a preliminary injunction in favor of a student who chose to kneel and/or leave…
A pending lawsuit filed on January 10, 2018 against Schaumburg Township Elementary School District 54 and the State of Illinois addresses the state’s current ban on the presence and use…
A recent amendment to the Vital Record Act (410 ILCS 535/1 et seq.) took effect on January 1, 2018 (Public Act 100-0506), and requires that all applicable fees for a…
A federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois recently issued a written opinion holding that a plaintiff could pursue a § 1983 civil rights claim on behalf of a…
In one of the first decisions of its kind, the Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO), which enforces FERPA, published a decision in January 2018 that addressed schools’ obligations under FERPA…
Beginning January 1, 2018, individuals with Illinois birth certificates may now change the gender designation on their birth certificates without having to undergo surgery. The Illinois Vital Records Act was…