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. […]
Category: K-12 Education
First Quarter 2021 Illinois FOIA & OMA Update
April 19, 2021
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 […]
Video Podcast – A New Title IX?
April 7, 2021
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. Jackie Gharapour Wernz of Title IX Insights was a guest on the Education Law Insights podcast hosted by Kendra Yoch to discuss recent updates and developments with Title IX. Watch the video […]
New IDEA Funding in the American Rescue Plan Act
March 17, 2021
Originally posted to our Special Education Insights Blog. The American Rescue Plan Act signed by President Biden at the end of last week includes almost $130 billion in education funding. The vast majority of that money will be distributed to […]
Recent Illinois Appellate Decision Reminds Schools of Standards for Residency Decisions
March 9, 2021
Although school districts evaluate residency claims on an almost daily basis, it is rare for an appellate court to weigh in on the standards that schools should use for that analysis. In a recent decision, Gwozdz v. Board of Education […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. Today, President Joe Biden issued an executive order addressing Title IX, entitled Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity. […]
Illinois’ new Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading (“CRTL”) Standards, aimed at helping future teachers engage and connect with students from all backgrounds, have been approved by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (“JCAR”) and will soon become effective. Based on […]
PAC Supports FOIA Determination to Withhold Records of Sexual Offenses Involving Minors
March 5, 2021
In a recent binding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (PAC)—the division of the Attorney General that reviews appeals regarding the FOIA and OMA—found that a public body properly withheld records concerning an alleged sexual offense against a minor. The PAC opinion provides strong support for withholding or redacting records […]