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…
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In Bell v. Itawamba County School Board, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, en banc, which does not govern Illinois school districts, recently upheld the discipline of a student for…
As reported in the October Extra Mile, the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act (Public Act 99-0245) was recently enacted. The law specifies requirements for concussion safety for public school districts,…
In a matter receiving national media attention, the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently determined that an Illinois school district violated Title IX by excluding…
Remarkably, the IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Conference and Thanksgiving holiday are behind us, and 2015 nears its end. We begin by thanking each of you who attended our Joint Conference activities and…
HLERK at the IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Conference Board Violates OMA By Failing to List Action Item on Agenda and By Discussing Services Contract During Closed Session Southern Illinois Federal Court Dismisses…
On October 23, 2015, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (“OSERS”) at the U.S. Department of Education issued yet another in a series of “Dear Colleague” letters, this…
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently dismissed a case against a school district, in which a student and her parents alleged that the school district…
The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General recently issued a binding opinion that the Village of Blue Mound violated the requirements of the Open Meetings Act by improperly…
As always, HLERK is proud to play a major role at the upcoming Joint Conference in Chicago. Our participation in the Conference is part of HLERK’s fundamental mission of service…