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The latest legal news for Illinois schools
Apr 07 2022

Agenda for Remote Meeting Must Provide Link or Indicate In-Person Attendance is Allowed

By Kerry B. Pipal News

In a recent binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor found that a city council violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when it failed to provide the Zoom link to a…

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Apr 07 2022

School Board Did Not Violate OMA by Meeting Remotely After Disruptions at a Prior Meeting

By Kerry B. Pipal News

In a challenge to a school board’s decision to hold a remote meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion…

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Apr 07 2022

School Board Violated OMA by Failing to Offer an Opportunity for Public Comment in Open Session

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

The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) issued a binding opinion that a school board violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) by failing to offer members of the public…

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Apr 07 2022

Public Body Violated First Amendment by Blocking Citizen and Over-Filtering Comments on Facebook

By C. Frazier Satterly, Jeffrey C. Goelitz, Christopher Hoffmann News

In Tanner v. Ziegenhorn, a federal court in Arkansas found that the Arkansas State Police violated a citizen’s First Amendment rights by blocking him from commenting on its Facebook page…

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Apr 05 2022

New Law Requires COVID-19 Paid Administrative Leave Days and Reinstatement of Sick Leave for Vaccinated Staff, and Paid E-Learning Days for ESPs and Contractors

By Christopher Hoffmann, Mary A. Karagiannis News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

Public Act 102-0697, which is effective immediately, impacts many school district and charter school employees who either had to previously miss work for certain COVID-related reasons or who may miss…

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Mar 31 2022

Update–ISBE Postpones Collection of Student Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Data

By Michelle A. Todd, Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

Update March 2022: ISBE Postpones Collection of Student Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Data On March 4, 2022, ISBE sent a memo to all ISBE Student Information System (SIS) users…

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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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