On Thursday, April 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education released a proposed change to the Title IX regulations for transgender student-athletes. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972…
The ISBE Student Care Department recently announced that it updated its template for Physical Restraint, Time Out, and Isolated Time Out (RTO) Reduction Plans for the 2023-2024 school year. The…
In Edgar County Watchdogs v. Joliet Township, a government oversight organization submitted a FOIA request to a township for a copy of a specific hard drive. The township responded that…
On February 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released three new resource documents to support equal opportunity in athletic programs consistent with Title IX…
The Illinois State Police recently notified many principals and other school administrators throughout the state that, as of March 1, schools would need to utilize the ISP Law Enforcement Portal…
Beginning July 1, 2023, public and non-public schools and school contractors must begin conducting employment history reviews for all applicants for employment who will have direct contact with students or…
In Public Access Opinion 22-013, the Public Access Counselor (PAC) found that the City of Chicago violated FOIA when it denied a request for a letter that was sent to…
In Dodge v. Evergreen School Dist. No. 114, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (which does not have jurisdiction over Illinois) revived a teacher’s First Amendment…
On January 31, 2023, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced in a press release that the state’s public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been continuously renewed for thirty-day…
Public Act 102-112 extended the deadline to pay Cook County first installment property taxes for tax year 2022 from March 1, 2023, to April 1, 2023. By law, Cook County…