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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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In 2012, tenured Chicago Public Schools Kindergarten teacher Kathleen Kinsella showed up to work, having enjoyed three sangrias at dinner the night before. She still smelled of alcohol when she…
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently erased the victory of the Good Samaritan Ministries in an employee termination case, Ledbetter v. Good Samaritan Ministries, et al.,…
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Taxpayers’ Lawsuit Alleging Improper Transfer from Working Cash Fund and more...
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Chicago State University professor alleging he was twice passed over for promotion in retaliation…
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which governs Illinois, recently affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a doctoral student’s disability discrimination lawsuit. The appellate court in Novak v. Board of…
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