Following our August 5 update, we continue to receive inquiries regarding school districts’ implementation of the 2024 Title IX regulations in light of the “Moms for Liberty” litigation and injunction…
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Athena Christofalos
As a partner in the firm, Tina Christofalos concentrates her school law practice on issues arising throughout all stages of the employment relationship.
The 2024 Title IX regulations went into effect on August 1, 2024. But since they were released in April, lawsuits were filed across the country to halt the U.S. Department of Education's…
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On April 19, the U.S. Department of Education issued its final rule amending the Title IX regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106). The regulations govern how school districts respond to and address allegations…
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Public Act 103-0549, which took effect August 11, 2023, amends Section 24-14 of the School Code regarding the timing for teacher resignations. The School Code previously contained two separate rules.…
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On Friday, August 4, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 103-0500 (SB1872), which amends the School Code provisions pertaining to the acquisition of tenure and the deadline for non-renewal and RIF notices.…
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In Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S. Supreme Court recently decided an employee religious-accommodations case that fundamentally shifts the legal standard under Title VII. An employee with a sincerely held religious…
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UPDATE: Although the Seventh Circuit initially found that a school district is not required to accommodate the teacher's religious objections to using students' preferred pronouns where there is evidence of…
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***Corrections noted 3/18/24*** On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed Public Law 117-328, which included both the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing…
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In Scanlon v. Ignite, Org., the appellate court held that the Illinois Personnel Record Review Act (“Act”) does not require an employer to mail copies of an employee’s personnel record…
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In Board of Education for Rockford Public School District No. 205 v. Illinois State Board of Education, et al., the appellate court held that Rockford Public School District No. 205…
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