Several amendments to the Illinois State Board of Education’s regulations implementing the Illinois School Student Records Act (“ISSRA”) went into effect on March 15, 2018 (23 Ill.Adm.Code Part 375, Student…
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On March 21, 2018, in Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Concord Cmty. Sch., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that an Indiana school district’s final revision…
As HLERK reported in its February 2018 issue, the Illinois State Board of Education named retired partner Nancy Krent to facilitate a first of its kind public inquiry into alleged…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which governs Illinois, has denied a disabled track athlete’s request for a rehearing, following the court’s original denial of the athlete’s Americans with Disabilities…
The Family Policy Compliance Office of the U.S. Department of Education recently published a FAQ regarding the scope of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) as it applies…
On April 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education issued guidance on the applicability of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) to the reporting requirement in the Illinois…
We continue to receive inquiries from clients regarding a planned “all day” walkout by high school students on April 20, 2018, in reaction to the February 2018 school shooting in…
On January 25, 2018, the First District Appellate Court ruled in Board of Education of Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 v. The Illinois State Charter School Commission et al.,…
In Board of Education of Woodland Community Consolidated School District No. 50, et al. v. Illinois State Board of Education, 2018 IL App (1st) 162900, the First District Appellate Court…
In H.P. v. Naperville Community Unit School District No. 203, 118 LRP 5475 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 8, 2018), the District Court held that the student failed to establish discrimination on…