We have been following in the Extra Mile the case of Kuhner v. Highland Community Unit School District No. 5. Most recently, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…
On October 18, 2016, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (“HFS”) issued a notice to school districts seeking Medicaid reimbursement for therapy services in IEPs. HFS previously published…
On October 18, 2016, Magistrate Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert recommended a denial of Students and Parents for Privacy’s request for a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the settlement agreement between…
On October 18, 2016, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided to hold an en banc rehearing in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College. An en banc rehearing is an…
On September 8, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General issued a non-binding opinion finding that the RIF Joint Committee of Community Consolidated School District 46 is a public body subject to…
On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case. By granting certiorari, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to…
As part of its initiative to address religious discrimination, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched a new website with resources to address religious discrimination in public schools….
On October 5, 2016, Stanley Eisenhammer, a founding partner of HLERK, argued a Fourth Amendment civil rights issue before the Supreme Court of the United States. Working with Stan is…
Federal special education law requires that, if appropriate, a student’s health must be assessed as part of a student’s special education evaluation or re-evaluation. Illinois special education regulations provide that…
As we previously reported to you, on August 21, 2016, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted an injunction enjoining the federal government from enforcing…