The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) recently released guidance documents addressing universal mental health screening and student privacy rights under applicable state and federal laws. School districts should […]
July brought two notable developments regarding the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in Illinois schools. On July 9, 2026, the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) released comprehensive guidance addressing the use of AI in teaching, learning, and school operations […]
On August 7, 2026, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 5321 into law as Public Act 104-0795, which adds Section 24-8.2 to the Illinois School Code. Specifically, Section 24-8.2 limits the type of coursework public educational employers may recognize for teacher […]
With the new school year upon us, Franczek P.C. is once again ready to help support your school teams with responding to student safety concerns and needs that may arise throughout the year. From student discipline and bullying prevention, to […]
With the new school year upon us, Franczek P.C. is once again offering updated trainings and our Title IX Toolkit to help your administrators have everything your institution needs for compliance support for the 2026-2027 school year. Title IX Training […]
On July 24, 2026, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 104-647 into law (formerly Senate Bill 2914), bringing significant procedural changes to the process for K-12 public school districts to issue a notice to remedy (a mandatory notice to address remediable […]
Two recent decisions, one out of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the other issued by the Public Access Counselor for the Illinois Attorney General (“PAC”) address policies concerning decorum at open meetings and the sufficiency of agenda descriptions, […]
This week, Governor Pritzker passed Public Act 104-0657, which requires school boards and charter schools to adopt and implement a wireless communication device policy by the beginning of the 2027-28 school year. The policy must, at a minimum, prohibit student […]
