Yes, but not like last fall. On May 19, 2021, the Illinois State Board of Education adopted a Resolution Supporting In-Person Learning. The Resolution points to a definite shift to return the vast majority of students to learning in-person and […]
Category: K-12 Education
Get Your Title IX Team Trained This Summer – Title IX Basic and Role Training for K-12 Administrators
For information on how to register, email us at TitleIX@Franczek.com. The 2020 Title IX regulations are in effect and are not going anywhere anytime soon. The rules require schools and school districts to train separate administrators to perform the roles […]
New OCR Q&A Reiterates Guidance, Promises Additional Guidance on Compensatory Services to Come
Originally posted to our Special Education Law Insights Blog. On May 13, 2021, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights published a Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment. The document is aimed at “helping schools […]
Illinois TRS Supplemental Savings Plan Update
Since our last alert on the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System’s Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP), we have submitted to TRS, in consultation with IASA and IASBO, proposed changes to the TRS’ SSP document to address the fiduciary, administrative, liability, and expense […]
PAC Rejects Public Body’s Limitation on Criticism of Public Officials Absent Actual Disruption
In a recent decision, the Public Access Counselor (PAC)—the division of the Attorney General that reviews appeals regarding the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA)—found that a city council violated the OMA by muting community members during public comment. The city council prohibited public comments criticizing public officials during public meetings. The PAC […]
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in its first case ever to address the discipline of students for speech occurring off-campus, on their own time, and online. The argument focused on what test should apply, the fate of political […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. It’s an all-too-common scenario these days: Students report sexual misconduct perpetrated against other, often unnamed students. They post anonymously on Instagram. They hang letters on walls or post complaints on bulletin boards. […]
First Quarter 2021 Illinois FOIA & OMA Update
Compiled here are the key decisions of which all Illinois public bodies should be aware regarding the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and the Illinois Open Meetings Act. As always, at Franczek we are dedicated to providing these types of […]