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The latest legal news for Illinois schools
Mar 10 2023

New OCR Resource Documents on Supporting Equal Opportunity in Athletic Programs Under Title IX

By Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

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…

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Feb 27 2023

ISP “Clear and Present Danger” Reporting Agreement Implementation Date Postponed to March 15 for all Public and Private K-12 Schools

By Heather K. Brickman News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

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…

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Feb 22 2023

ISBE Releases Faith’s Law Template Forms

By Christopher Hoffmann, Cynthia L. DeCola News

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…

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Feb 20 2023

City Must Disclose Settlement-Related Letter from Private Attorney in Response to FOIA Request

By Steven M. Richart News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Public Access Opinion 22-013, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) found that the City of Chicago violated FOIA when it denied a request for a letter that was sent to…

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Feb 20 2023

Teacher’s MAGA Hat at Teacher-Only Trainings Found to Be Protected Speech

By Jeffrey C. Goelitz, Christopher Hoffmann, C. Frazier Satterly News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Dodge v. Evergreen School Dist. No. 114, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (which does not have jurisdiction over Illinois) revived a teacher’s First Amendment…

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Feb 20 2023

Fully Remote Public Meetings Will No Longer Be Permitted When Disaster Proclamation Expires in May

By Kerry B. Pipal, Steven M. Richart, James S. Levi News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On January 31, 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced in a press release that the state’s public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been continuously renewed for thirty-day…

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Feb 20 2023

Cook County First Installment Property Tax Payment Deadline Extended to April 1

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

Public Act 102-112 extended the deadline to pay Cook County first installment property taxes for tax year 2022 from March 1, 2023, to April 1, 2023. By law, Cook County…

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Feb 20 2023

New Federal Laws Expand Protections for Pregnant Workers and Nursing Mothers

By Ellen B. Rothenberg, Christopher Hoffmann, Athena Christofalos News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”), expanding protections for pregnant employees…

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Feb 14 2023

Illinois State Police Issue “Clear and Present Danger” Reporting Agreement

By Heather K. Brickman News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The Illinois State Police have established a new Law Enforcement Portal to receive reports of individuals determined to constitute a “clear and present danger” under the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification…

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Jan 04 2023

Appellate Court Upholds Florida School’s Policy on Bathroom Access Based on Biological Sex

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

In Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida, et al., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) held that a Florida…

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