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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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…
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…
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),…
The ISBE rule at 23 Ill. Admin. Code 226.720(b) was amended, effective February 6, 2023, to change the student age range for special education early childhood classrooms. Per the amended…
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…
Last week, we sent an update on Physical Restraint, Time Out, and Isolated Time Out (RTO) Reduction Plans for the 2023-2024 school year, due to ISBE on July 1. In…
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…
The ISBE Student Care Department recently announced that it updated its template for Physical Restraint, Time Out, and Isolated Time Out (RTO) Reduction Plans for the 2023-2024 school year. The…
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…