In Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida, et al., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) held that a Florida…
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As we previously reported in 2019, three female student athletes filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights concerning the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s (“CIAC”) policy that allows transgender…
On June 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at protecting LGBTQI+ youth and directing the federal government to use its authority to prevent unlawful discrimination and defend…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Illinois schools, in C.S. v. Madison Metropolitan School District, held that a school principal’s response to an employee’s alleged conduct…
As we previously reported, on August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 219 into law as Public Act 102-0339, which amended the Illinois School Code regarding the use of…
Update March 2022: ISBE Postpones Collection of Student Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Data On March 4, 2022, ISBE sent a memo to all ISBE Student Information System (SIS) users…
For the last several school years, and specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have faced significant challenges in securing placements for students in residential facilities approved by the Illinois State…
As we previously reported here, on August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 219 (“HB 219”) into law as Public Act 102-0339, which amended the Illinois School Code regarding…
Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg will discuss legal trends related to LGBTQ+ discrimination in schools at the 35th Annual ICSA Seminar on School Law.
On July 28, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 40 into law as Public Act 102-0172 and House Bill 2748 into law as Public Act 102-0173. The two bills, both effective immediately, extend transition services for eligible students based on when they turned 22 years old. Previously, transition services for eligible students went through age 21, ending the day before the student’s 22nd birthday, regardless of when that date fell during the school year.