The Extra Mile - Education Edition

In Struthers v. Carbondale Community High School District 165, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied most of a the District’s motion to dismiss claims brought…

In E.W. v. Mt. Vernon Community School Corp., the Seventh Circuit upheld a school district’s decision to deny reenrollment to a transfer student with anxiety and depression after years of…

In a major ruling, the Illinois Appellate Court, in Board of Education of Jasper County v. Regional Board of School Trustees, recently reversed a regional board's decision approving a family's…

In Doe v. Mukwonago Area School District et al., a Wisconsin federal trial court is allowing a Plaintiff’s equal protection claim to proceed, challenging a board of education’s policy to…

In August 2026, ISBE updated its non-regulatory guidance on registration, regarding residency, enrollment, and student eligibility for benefits and services. The primary substantive changes from the previous guidance, issued in…

In a non-binding opinion, the Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor (PAC) found that a town’s board of trustees did not violate the Open Meetings Act (OMA) by briefly interrupting…

An Illinois federal district court in C.G. v. Deerfield Public School District No. 109, recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by a middle school student (“C.G.”) challenging her public school district’s…

An Illinois federal district court recently held that a former student's disability discrimination claims under the Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 504”) and Title II of the Americans…

On August 18, 2026, the Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued Guidance on Pupil Discipline and Compliance with Title VI taking the position that Title VI of the Civil Rights…