A federal court recently dismissed a high school student’s challenge to a school board’s restroom policy. The court in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board, 2015 WL 5560190, granted the…
The Illinois Court of Appeals recently ruled that a school district had legal authority to require students to complete six hours of community service for each year of high school…
Recently, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an order by an Indiana federal district court exempting religious non-profit organizations from complying with the Affordable Care Act’s provision allowing their…
New Concussion Safety Requirements for Schools Now Effective 2015-2016 School Year Illinois Supreme Court Rules Against School District in “Bleacher Case” Court Upholds Superintendent’s Termination for Reassigning Students to Alternative…
On September 9, 2015, the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that Rich Township High School District 227 Board of Education and its individual Board members had sufficient cause to terminate the…
In a major decision, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that school districts are required to comply with the zoning requirements of local municipalities. The issue in the case of Gurba…
In August, Governor Rauner signed into law the Youth Sports Concussion Safety Act (Public Act 99-0245). The Act includes new requirements for concussion safety for public school districts, charter schools,…
Major New Legislation Restricts School’s Legal Authority to Suspend and Expel Students Legislature Changes School Requirements Regarding Immunizations and Exemptions New Marriage Dissolution Act Parenting Plan Modifies Access to School…
On July 21, 2015, Governor Rauner signed into law an overhaul of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and related family law Acts, effective January 1, 2016 (P.A….
All schools—public, charter, and private—are subject to new immunization and exemption requirements effective for the 2015-2016 school year. First, under prior legislation, students entering 6th and 12th grades must receive…