The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently issued a decision regarding the limited First Amendment protections afforded to speakers who use offensive and disruptive speech at school board meetings. In Grant v. Slattery, the […]
Category: K-12 Education
Seventh Circuit Finds for School District in Employee “Reverse Race Discrimination” Claim
November 21, 2022
Recently, the Seventh Circuit—the circuit court governing Illinois—upheld a lower court’s judgment in favor of a school district defending against two reverse race discrimination claims brought by a longtime District employee. The Seventh Circuit reviewed the District Court’s determination that […]
Title IX Protections for Pregnancy after Overturning of Roe v. Wade
October 25, 2022
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. The Biden Administration has recently taken steps through agency guidance, rulemaking and decision-making to highlight protections for students and employees with pregnancy-related conditions, including abortion, under the umbrella of Title IX. Against […]
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) recently issued a binding decision, PAC 22-012, regarding the Open Meetings Act (OMA), finding that a board of education’s closed session discussions violated the OMA at separate meetings. At issue were the Board’s closed […]
Since September 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker has required via executive order that unvaccinated school personnel undergo weekly testing for COVID-19 in order to continue working in a school. As of today, that requirement has been lifted by the Governor. Yesterday, […]
PAC Issues Two New Binding Opinions Concerning FOIA
August 12, 2022
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) recently issued two new binding opinions concerning the FOIA—one upholding a public body’s denial of a FOIA request for union records and another finding application materials for public office are not exempt under the […]
Advance Illinois Issues New Report Entitled “The State We’re In 2022: A Look at the Impact of Covid-19 on Education in Illinois”
August 9, 2022
On August 4, 2022, Advance Illinois, an independent education policy and advocacy organization committed to building an education system that strives for equity, stresses college and career readiness and completion, and supports the whole child from the earliest years through […]
New Staff or New Roles? Franczek P.C. Offers Title IX Training for K-12 Administrators
August 2, 2022
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. Franczek’s Education Law Team is pleased to offer Title IX Compliance training to prepare your team for the 2022-2023 school year. As our trainees have come to expect from the Franczek team, […]