On January 11, 2016, the Illinois Attorney General issued an informal, unbinding opinion finding that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cahokia violated the Open Meetings Act when…
The Appellate Court of Illinois recently held that a requester under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act is entitled to attorney fees arising from a FOIA lawsuit if the public…
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…
On December 10, 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (“ESSA”) was signed by the President. The ESSA is the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of…
School Board Authority to Terminate Employment of Tenured Teacher Limited in First Appellate Court Decision Under SB7 School Board Did Not Violate OMA By Signing Separation Agreement During Closed Session…
In an important case on the scope of a school board’s obligation to arbitrate grievances, the Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that the Chicago Board of Education was not required…
The Illinois Appellate Court, reversing two binding opinions of the Attorney General, found that the Board of Education of Springfield School District did not violate the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”)…
In a major ruling, the Illinois Appellate Court has reinstated a tenured teacher who a board of education had dismissed due to misconduct notwithstanding an ISBE hearing officer’s recommendation to…
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a claim of reverse discrimination brought by a professor against Northern Illinois University. In Rahn v. Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois…
Happy Holidays from HLERK United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds Illinois School District Violated Transgender Student’s Rights Under Title IX/Settlement Approved Concussion Law Effective Date Extended…