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The Extra Mile - Education Edition

A monthly newsletter of laws and cases affecting Illinois schools
Feb 02 2022

Governor Signs Faith’s Law to Safeguard Against Sexual Abuse in Schools

By Christopher Hoffmann News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On December 3, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed Faith’s Law, P.A. 102-0676 (HB 1976), into law. Faith’s Law expands the criminal definition of grooming beyond electronic communications to include written communications…

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Feb 02 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s Employee Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

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

In a 6-3 decision published January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed, or paused, the COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). Specifically,…

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Feb 01 2022

Illinois Attorney General Website and Electronic FOIA/OMA Trainings Now Available

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

After being unavailable for the majority of calendar year 2021 due to an April 2021 hacking incident, the Illinois Attorney General’s website containing the required electronic Freedom of Information Act…

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Feb 01 2022

Public Body Failed to Justify Withholding Media Strategies and Documents Labeled “Attorney-Client Privileged” Under FOIA

By Antonio J. Senagore News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Chicago Public Media v. Cook County Office of the President, an Illinois appellate court ruled in favor of a media company that requested records under FOIA relating to a…

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Feb 01 2022

Security Footage Exempt from Disclosure Under FOIA as a “Security Measure”

By Katherine A. LaRosa, Kerry B. Pipal News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Chicago Sun-Times v. Chicago Transit Authority, an Illinois appellate court found that the Chicago Transit Authority (“CTA”) met its burden to prove that disclosing surveillance footage could reasonably be…

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Jan 11 2022

ISBE Responds to Pleas to Address Residential Placement Crisis for Illinois Students with Disabilities

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

For the last several school years, and specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have faced significant challenges in securing placements for students in residential facilities approved by the Illinois State…

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Jan 03 2022

ISBE Publishes Goals & Benchmarks for Isolated Time Out, Time Out, and Physical Restraint

By Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

As we previously reported here, on August 13, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 219 (“HB 219”) into law as Public Act 102-0339, which amended the Illinois School Code regarding…

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Jan 03 2022

Vermont Court Rules that Law School May Conceal Controversial Mural Without Violating Artist’s Rights

By Vanessa V. Clohessy News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont recently held that Vermont Law School could conceal two controversial murals without violating the artist’s rights under the Visual Artists Rights…

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Jan 02 2022

COVID-19 May Qualify as a “Disability” Under the ADA, Says Federal Court

By HLERK News News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

A federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled preliminarily that COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the ADA.  In Matias v. Terrapin House, Inc., an employee reported a positive test…

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Nov 09 2021

Governor Pritzker signs Senate Bill 1169 into Law, Clarifying the Health Care Right of Conscience Act (HCRCA)

By Christopher Hoffmann, Jason T. Manning, Jeffrey C. Goelitz News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The Health Care Right of Conscience Act was enacted to permit medical professionals to refuse to receive or participate in healthcare services that are contrary to their personal beliefs.  However,…

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