Legal News & Developments

A Chicago federal district court has ruled that a former assistant principal of Community Consolidated School District No. 15, who had been suspended and her contract nonrenewed, failed to produce…

The requested accommodation of a calculator for a student with a specific learning disability is not “reasonable” nor required under federal law according to the federal district court in Chicago.…

The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Education recently issued a fact sheet entitled Addressing the Risk of Measles in Schools while Protecting the Civil Rights…

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that federal agencies have the authority to issue “interpretive rules” without having to submit those rules to the same public notice and comment procedures…

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights is expected to continue its compliance audits this year for compliance with the privacy and security rules and the…

On January 28th, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issued a memorandum to school districts notifying administrators of new required components of a board of education’s bullying policy and…

As a result of the recent confirmed cases of measles in Illinois, schools should be aware ofthe Illinois Department of Public Health measles exclusion procedures. A copy of the applicable…

On February 9th, Governor Rauner issued an executive order eliminating mandatory fair share dues for Illinois agency employees, declaring them unconstitutional. Notably, the order does not affect Illinois school districts,…

The Illinois Supreme Court recently upheld the dismissal of an action challenging the spending of working cash fund moneys filed by five taxpayers on behalf of Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District…

The Illinois Supreme Court granted a petition filed by HLERK seeking review of the recent appellate court decision in the “bleachers case” out of Crystal Lake South High School. As…