ISBE recently issued its Final Rule governing dispute resolution procedures for students asserting homeless status when seeking to enroll in school. It went into effect on February 5, 2024, and,…
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The final Title IX regulations on sex discrimination from the U.S. Department of Education may be released this spring after all. The Department initially announced the final rule would be…
To get 2024 started off right, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs and Office of Educational Technology issued a new Dear Colleague Letter regarding the use…
Public Act 103-0473 (eff. Jan. 1, 2024) amends Section 13A-4 of the School Code (105 ILCS 5/13A-4) on administrative transfers. A student in grades 6 through 12 who is subject…
In another recent example of litigation nationwide over parent notice and consent related to gender-affirming supports provided to students, a parent filed a lawsuit against Spreckels Union School District, about…
In Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board of Education, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,…
The Satanic Temple, Inc. (“TST”) sponsors the After School Satan Club at public schools throughout the country. In February 2023, the TST applied to use the facilities of the Saucon…
On August 1, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in A.C. by M.C. v. Metro. Sch. Dist. of Martinsville, No. 22-1786, 2023 WL 4881915 (7th Cir. Aug. 1, 2023),…
On May 26, 2023, the Department explained that more time is needed due to the significant number of public comments received (more than 240,000) regarding the proposed changes to the…
On Thursday, April 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education released a proposed change to the Title IX regulations for transgender student-athletes. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972…