An Illinois appellate court recently held that certain employee discipline records are exempt from FOIA disclosure under the Illinois Personnel Record Review Act (“Review Act”). In Johnson v. The Joliet Police Department, the city of Joliet received an FOIA request seeking […]
Category: K-12 Education
Public Officials Cannot Block Critics on Social Media
June 11, 2018
This case requires us to consider whether a public official may, consistent with the First Amendment, ‘block’ a person from his Twitter account in response to the political views that person has expressed, and whether the analysis differs because that […]
The Firearm Concealed Carry Act (CCA) went into effect in 2013. One of its provisions requires a principal or designee to make a report to the Illinois Department of State Police (ISP) “when a student is determined to pose a […]
According to the Prevailing Wage Act, in June of each year, all public bodies are required to investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages within their jurisdiction and take action to publicly post those determinations. In the event a […]
In Manley v. Law, the Seventh Circuit recently held that where a district undertook an investigation into a school board member’s alleged bullying of a student, the investigation and subsequent reprimand did not violate the school board member’s due process rights. […]
UPDATE: End-of-Career Salary Cap Signed by Governor
June 4, 2018
This morning, Governor Rauner signed the FY2019 Budget Implementation Act into law. Effective immediately, for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2018, a penalty will be imposed on school districts entering into contracts and collective bargaining agreements that […]
Tucked inside the 763-page budget implementation bill adopted by the Illinois House today is a provision that imposes penalties on school districts entering into contracts and collective bargaining agreements that provide TRS members with end-of-career increases in excess of 3% […]
Earlier this month, the Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) released updated guidance clarifying when pictures and videos containing images of students are education records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA, which is a federal law, grants parents and […]