On July 17, 2020, in L.V. v. New York City Department of Education, a federal district court in New York ordered the school district to provide in-person educational services to…
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently updated its FAQs regarding compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). COPPA regulates how commercial websites and online services collect, use, or…
Since Governor Pritzker’s first Executive Order and disaster proclamation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been numerous lawsuits challenging his authority, and the authority of various state and local entities,…
On August 3, 2020, in Adams v. Board of Education of Harvey School District No. 152, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a $400,000 jury award…
A New York federal district court ruled that portions of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) rules implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) went beyond the DOL’s authority….
On July 28, a group of about 100 students with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit against all state education departments and virtually every school district in the country, including Illinois school…
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued its final rule amending the Title IX regulations (34 C.F.R. Part 106). The regulations govern how school districts respond to and address…
In Cahokia Unit School District No. 187 et al. v. Pritzker, an Illinois appellate court upheld the dismissal of a complaint brought on behalf of 22 Illinois school districts claiming…
In Public Access Opinion 20-004, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor found that a public body violated OMA when it impermissibly discussed the schedule and process for evaluating its…
In Longanecker v. East Moline School District No. 37, an Illinois appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a tenured elementary teacher accused of cheating several times on standardized testing,…