The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights is expected to continue its compliance audits this year for compliance with the privacy and security rules and the…
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On January 28th, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issued a memorandum to school districts notifying administrators of new required components of a board of education’s bullying policy and…
As a result of the recent confirmed cases of measles in Illinois, schools should be aware ofthe Illinois Department of Public Health measles exclusion procedures. A copy of the applicable…
In 2012, tenured Chicago Public Schools Kindergarten teacher Kathleen Kinsella showed up to work, having enjoyed three sangrias at dinner the night before. She still smelled of alcohol when she…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently erased the victory of the Good Samaritan Ministries in an employee termination case, Ledbetter v. Good Samaritan Ministries, et al.,…
A federal district court has ruled that a former principal of Peoria School District No. 150, who had been reclassified to a teaching position, failed to produce any evidence supporting…