Access the guide here. Since the first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019, school districts in Illinois have been preparing for a potential outbreak within the state. In so doing, school leaders […]
Category: K-12 Education
You Know the Drill, But Should You Do One? White Paper Highlights Active Shooter Drill Risks
March 10, 2020
In Illinois, the School Safety Drill Act requires K-12 public and private educational facilities to conduct several types of safety drills, including law enforcement drills, to address potential evacuation or lock-down situations. Illinois is among the majority of states that […]
ISBE Guidance Addresses Legal Rights of Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming Students
March 10, 2020
School districts across the country are facing uncertainty when it comes to the legal rights of transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming students. A lawsuit in Connecticut and a bill in Arizona, for instance, aim to call into question the rights […]
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. School personnel should expect to encounter a heated parent from time to time; parents are often understandably passionate about their children’s educations. But what happens when parental advocacy escalates from vigorous advocacy, strenuous objections, […]
What Did I Miss? Recap of IAASE Presentation on Special Education Evaluations and Threat Assessments
March 10, 2020
Originally posted on our Special Education Law Insights Blog. Dana Fattore Crumley and Kendra Yoch were honored to present at the IAASE 21st Annual Winter Conference in Springfield on “The Crossroads of Special Education Evaluation and Risk Assessment: Which Issue Has the Right […]
Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX
March 6, 2020
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog Cyberbullying is nothing new. A majority of teens have experienced the phenomenon and college campuses certainly are not immune. Just because something is common does not make it simple to deal with, however. And this is especially true […]
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights Blog The confusing messages coming from the U.S. Department of Education continue. We still await more information on if/when a final version of the pending Title IX regulations will be released. Those regulations have been almost […]
Coronavirus, Fear, and Racial Harassment: OCR Warns Educational Institutions It Is Watching
March 5, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a statement yesterday reminding schools, colleges, and universities of their responsibilities to address discrimination and harassment based on race and national origin during the outbreak of coronavirus, or COVID-19. […]