The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor was once again busy during 2019, issuing binding decisions of interest to public entities governed by the Illinois Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act. We covered many of these decisions at […]
Category: Higher Education
College Cleared in Due Process Challenge Because Student Failed to Participate in Offered Process
In a case that serves as a healthy reminder of the importance of drafting and abiding by clear disciplinary policies, an Illinois Appellate Court recently held that a College did not violate a student’s due process rights because the student […]
Title IX Lessons from DOE Report Finding Clery Act Violations at UNC
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog The Title IX world is abuzz with expectation about the release of regulations from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. The general consensus is that even if the Department makes some changes based on the 100,000+ comments it […]
Franczek Launches Education Law Insights Podcast
We are excited to announce the launch of our Education Law Insights podcast, which premieres today! Education Law Insights will provide you with insight into the latest education law developments and analysis of pressing legal issues in the K-12 and […]
What Title IX Administrators At All Levels Can Learn From Recent Sexual Assault Charges Against 10-Year-Old for Playground Tag Game
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog My calendar has been full these past weeks with administrator trainings on Title IX, and one of the issues repeatedly raised is how age and maturity impact the analysis of whether conduct is sexual in […]
Title IX and Employee Rights: What Every K-12 and Higher Ed Title IX Coordinator Needs to Know
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog Readers of the blog know that I recently presented at the ATIXA West Coast Conference in San Francisco, California. My presentation was on Title IX and employee rights—an issue I realized when I worked at […]
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog Last week, at an excellent and well-attended ATIXA conference at which I had the honor of speaking, ATIXA leadership reported hearing hints that the U.S. Department of Education intends to drop the new Title IX regulations at […]
NCAA: Student Athletes May be Paid for Names, Images, and Likenesses
On Tuesday, the Board of Governors of the NCAA unanimously voted to reverse its longstanding policy by permitting students participating in athletics to benefit from the use of their names, images, and likenesses in licensing and broadcast. The decision was […]