All TRS Employers are required to submit their “grandfathered” CBA and employment contract information online to TRS using a new CBA/Contract Collection Portal (“Portal”) by March 29, 2019. According to…
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As of August 20, 2018, school districts are among the five categories of persons or entities allowed to file a request with a court for an emergency stalking no contact…
A Naperville high school student tragically took his own life after being questioned and threatened by school personnel because of a video recording he made of himself and a female…
On January 9, 2019, the Public Access Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General (“PAC”) issued a binding determination letter finding the Board of Education of Lyons Elementary School…
In P.F. v. Chicago Public Schools #299, Petitioners filed a due process complaint to seek reimbursement for their unilateral decision to change P.F.’s placement to an out-of-state, unapproved private residential…
In Beam v. Western Wayne School District, 2018 WL 6567722, the Court denied the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The Plaintiff’s son C.B. was in tenth grade at the District…
On January 1, 2019, a new law (Public Act 10-0968) will take effect that increases the threshold for waiving the requirements of the Local Government Professional Services Selection Act (“Act”),…
When responding to a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), a school district met its burden when it explained in detail why the request was denied…
On December 21, 2018, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice jointly issued a Dear Colleague Letter concerning the administration of school discipline. With the letter, the Departments…
On December 20, 2018, Governor Bruce Rauner signed into effect the Design-Build for Public Schools Act (P.A. 100-1159). The Act establishes a pilot program for up to five public school…