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The latest legal news for Illinois schools
Nov 28 2023

School Board Violated OMA By Restricting Public Comment on a Personnel Matter

By Katherine A. LaRosa, Steven M. Richart, Kerry B. Pipal, Heather K. Brickman News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In a binding opinion, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a school board violated the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) when the board president interrupted a public…

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Nov 28 2023

Federal Appellate Court Rules Christian Club Likely to Prevail on Free Exercise Claim Against School District

By Pamela E. Simaga, Jeffrey C. Goelitz, C. Frazier Satterly, Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board of Education, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,…

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Nov 28 2023

PA School District Ordered to Allow After School Satan Club Meetings

By Pamela E. Simaga, Jeffrey C. Goelitz, C. Frazier Satterly, Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The Satanic Temple, Inc. (“TST”) sponsors the After School Satan Club at public schools throughout the country. In February 2023, the TST applied to use the facilities of the Saucon…

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Aug 23 2023

Law on Last-Minute Teacher Resignations Amended

By Anthony J. Loizzi Sr., Ellen B. Rothenberg, Jeffrey C. Goelitz, Athena Christofalos, Barbara A. Erickson, Christopher Hoffmann News

Public Act 103-0549, which took effect August 11, 2023, amends Section 24-14 of the School Code regarding the timing for teacher resignations. The School Code previously contained two separate rules….

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Aug 22 2023

Second Installment Cook County Property Tax Bill Issuance Date in 2023 Expected to Be Delayed Until November 1

By Antonio J. Senagore, Heather K. Brickman, Steven M. Richart News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The second installment Cook County Property Tax Bills for Tax Year 2022 will be delayed. By law, second installment bills are supposed to be issued in July, with a due…

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Aug 22 2023

DOJ Proposes Rules on Web Accessibility Requirements

By Kerry B. Pipal News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The U.S. Department of Justice recently released long-awaited proposed rules related to the ADA, including the adoption of specific technical standards for the accessibility of state and local government websites…

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Aug 22 2023

Seventh Circuit Upholds Injunctions Allowing Transgender Student Use of School Facilities

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

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),…

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Aug 22 2023

OMA Amended to Allow Remote Attendance Due to Unexpected Childcare Obligations and to Include a New Closed Session Exception

By Steven M. Richart News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

Public Act 103-0311, which is effective July 28, 2023, made two keys amendments to the Open Meetings Act. First, it added a provision to the list of exceptions for a…

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Aug 15 2023

School Design-Build Contracts Allowed if Specific Procedures Are Followed

By James S. Levi, Kerry B. Pipal, Heather K. Brickman News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

Public Act 103-0491, which is effective January 1, 2024, creates the School Design-Build Authorization Law within the School Code and aims to increase efficiency and effectiveness in construction projects by…

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Aug 09 2023

New Law Amends Tenure Rules and RIF/Non-Renewal Notice Deadlines

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

On Friday, August 4, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 103-0500 (SB1872), which amends the School Code provisions pertaining to the acquisition of tenure and the deadline for non-renewal and RIF notices….

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