Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights blog. Just as remote learning has become the new normal, we turn to planning for ESY and the 2020-21 school year. While the timeline for returning to school buildings remains uncertain, the […]
Category: K-12 Education
Hawaii Comp Ed Class Action: Don’t Panic. Plan.
April 24, 2020
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights blog. And so it begins. While we have encouraged schools to focus on meeting student needs during the school closure and planning to meet student needs when we return to school buildings, […]
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. In a previous post, we forecasted further guidance from ISBE and the U.S. Department of Education to provide additional clarity for schools in regard to how to best serve students with disabilities during […]
In a recent order, the Circuit Court of Will County joined the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor (PAC) in supporting public boards’ ability to hold virtual board meetings during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. The court deferred to the public body that its meeting regarding adoption of a pre-annexation agreement […]
The Illinois Supreme Court today ruled in Dynak v. Board of Education of Wooddale School District 7 that a teacher’s use of paid sick leave for the birth of a child must be taken during the six-week period immediately following […]
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. Last fall, in response to serious concerns raised about the use of isolated time out and physical restraint in schools, ISBE issued emergency rules to limit the use of those behavior management techniques. Emergency rules are effective for up to 150 days […]
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog Despite efforts by schools and advocacy organizations, state attorneys general, and members of Congress and the Senate, the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX rules reportedly have cleared Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and sources say that the final rules are coming—soon. […]
Special Education and Remote Learning: Back to Basics
April 6, 2020
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. After three weeks of being out of school buildings and one week of remote learning, we can all see that the IDEA was not written for pandemics and widespread school closures. While requests for IDEA flexibility […]