On November 12, 2019, the Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a $12,000 jury verdict against an Illinois high school district, concluding that the evidence was sufficient…

On November 19, 2019, a jury determined that a Chicagoland school district was liable for willful and wanton hiring when a kindergarten teacher allegedly sexually abused at least two students….

An Illinois appellate court ruled that a teacher was not entitled to 28.5 days of paid sick leave at the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year after giving birth on…

On November 20, HLERK reported on ISBE-issued emergency rules relative to the use of time out and physical restraints in schools across Illinois. Click HERE for our prior article. Today,…

On October 31, 2019, IASB’s policy service released PRESS Issue 102, which affects the largest number of Policy Reference Manual pages in the publication’s history. Although there are numerous policy…

In a recent case decided by the Illinois Appellate Court and approved for a review by the Illinois Supreme Court, a school district was ordered to pay for the services…

On October 29, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the ADA’s definition of disability does not encompass a situation where an employer views a job applicant as…

On November 5, 2019, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Illinois) issued opinions in two cases, Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31 et al. (Janus III), and Mooney v….

A recent Fourth District Appellate Court decision provides further clarification as to which teacher performance evaluations a school district should use when determining its list for a reduction in force (“RIF”). In Nafziger v. Board of Education of…