In Public Access Opinion 23-003, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that the board of a library district violated the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) by holding a “Meet and Greet”…
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In Public Access Opinion 23-004, the Public Access Coordinator (“PAC”) found that a school board violated the Open Meeting Act (“OMA”) when its posted agenda language failed to set forth…
In Public Access Opinion 23-002, the Public Access Coordinator (“PAC”) found that a public school did not violate FOIA by partially denying a request for faculty survey results. In September…
On April 7, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited opinion in Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation, holding that an Indiana school district was not required…
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…
On February 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released three new resource documents to support equal opportunity in athletic programs consistent with Title IX…
The Illinois State Police recently notified many principals and other school administrators throughout the state that, as of March 1, schools would need to utilize the ISP Law Enforcement Portal…
Beginning July 1, 2023, public and non-public schools and school contractors must begin conducting employment history reviews for all applicants for employment who will have direct contact with students or…