On August 31, 2017, the Illinois legislature passed a comprehensive school funding reform bill. Part of the school funding reform bill modified the physical education requirements for schools. Instead of…
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P.A. 100-0196, which was signed into law on August 18, 2017 and becomes effective on January 1, 2018, amends Section 3-501 of the Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code…
On September 22, 2017, the Governor signed SB 1483 (Public Act 100-0532), which amended the Illinois School Student Records Act (“ISSRA”) (105 ILCS 10/1 et seq.). These changes are effective…
On September 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced plans to significantly revamp the process by which schools investigate and adjudicate allegations of…
In Frakes v. Peoria School District No. 150, a special education teacher brought a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section…
As previously reported in The Extra Mile, the Appellate Court for the Seventh Circuit recently found in favor of a transgender student and his right to use school restrooms consistent…
The definition of a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”) does not include religious and cultural instruction, according to the appellate court in M.L. v. Smith. Plaintiff, M.L., was born with…
After almost eight years, The Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) updated its Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Students with Disabilities. This comprehensive 21-page companion document to the…
The Illinois Appellate Court recently held that the Village of Rosemont could not redact certain financial terms from negotiated contracts before releasing the contracts pursuant to a Freedom of Information…
The Illinois Appellate Court recently held that the Village of Rosemont could not redact certain financial terms from negotiated contracts before releasing the contracts pursuant to a Freedom of Information…