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The latest legal news for Illinois schools
Jul 28 2022

White House Issues Executive Order to Support LGBTQI+ Youth

By Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On June 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at protecting LGBTQI+ youth and directing the federal government to use its authority to prevent unlawful discrimination and defend…

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Jul 28 2022

State Tuition Assistance Program Limited to “Nonsectarian” Schools Violated First Amendment

By Vanessa V. Clohessy News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided Carson v. Makin, a case involving a state subsidy for private and public secondary schools.  Maine is the most rural state in the United…

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Jul 28 2022

Merely Discouraging Employee from Taking Leave May Violate the FMLA

By Ellen B. Rothenberg, Barbara A. Erickson News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Ziccarelli v. Dart, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over federal claims brought in Illinois) held that the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was violated…

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Jul 28 2022

Coach’s “Quiet” Prayers on Football Field are Protected by the First Amendment

By Jeffrey C. Goelitz, Christopher Hoffmann, Anthony J. Loizzi Sr. News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In a recent decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a public school district could not prohibit a high school football coach from engaging…

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Jun 16 2022

Seventh Circuit Clarifies When School Districts May Be Liable Under Title IX for Employee-Student Sexual Abuse

By Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Illinois schools, in C.S. v. Madison Metropolitan School District, held that a school principal’s response to an employee’s alleged conduct…

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Jun 16 2022

Governor Signs HB 4316, Imposing New Requirements on Schools Concerning Employee Sexual Misconduct Toward Students

By Christopher Hoffmann News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On April 22, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 4316 into law. The law (P.A. 102-0702) becomes effective on July 1, 2023, and imposes several new requirements on schools aimed…

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Jun 16 2022

Denial of Request to Fly Religious Flag Outside City Hall Violated First Amendment

By C. Frazier Satterly News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

Outside of Boston City Hall, there are three flagpoles: one flies the American flag, the second files the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ flag, and the third flies the City of Boston’s…

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Jun 16 2022

ISBE Adopts Updated Permanent Rules and Releases Guidance on the Use of Isolated Time Out, Time Out, and Physical Restraint

By Aimée LeBlanc, Michelle A. Todd, Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg, Jessica T. Nguyen, Jennifer M. Deutch News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

As we previously reported, on August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 219 into law as Public Act 102-0339, which amended the Illinois School Code regarding the use of…

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May 09 2022

Employee Vaccinate-or-Test Requirements Upheld

By C. Frazier Satterly, Jason T. Manning News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In February 2022, a Sangamon County judge, Judge Grischow, issued a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) against scores of school districts in three cases—two of which (Allen and Austin) received the…

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May 09 2022

Professor’s Refusal to Use Preferred Pronouns Leads to Large Settlement

By Jeffrey C. Goelitz, Athena Christofalos, Anthony J. Loizzi Sr. News, Publication

In Meriwether v. Hartop, et al., a professor at a public university was disciplined after he refused, based on his religious beliefs, to use female pronouns for a transgender student…

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