Last week, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Illinois’ Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act. The Court’s opinion finds that the Act does not violate the First Amendment’s prohibition on laws respecting an establishment of a religion and also finds that […]
In Sherman v. Township High School District 214 and Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Appellate Court agreed with the brief filed by Franczek P.C. and upheld the constitutionality of District 214’s policy to charge a $350 fee to students […]
This past July, P.A. 96-1008 changed several deadlines in the Election Code, including when nominating petitions for school board elections and objections to petitions must be submitted. Our July 9, 2010 FR Alert noted that nominating petitions for next year’s school board elections must […]
The ongoing legal uncertainty surrounding the sufficiency of the English language learner (ELL) program in Arizona provides school districts a reminder about the challenges they face when their ELL programs come under attack. Two recent Department of Education, Office for […]
The following is a summary of the 2010 legislative changes affecting school districts. Click here for a pdf of the entire summary or click the links below to review the specific topics. To discuss these changes in more detail, contact any […]
Governor Quinn recently signed into law Public Acts 96-0962, 96-1066 and 96-1182 which amend the Illinois Vehicle Code as it relates to school bus drivers and school buses. Public Act 96-0962 and Public Act 96-1182 – Prohibited Criminal Convictions for Bus Drivers Section 6-106.1 of […]
In Marshall Joint School District No. 2 v. C.D., the Seventh Circuit reversed the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) and the district court and held that a student was not entitled to special education services under the IDEA. The Seventh Circuit […]
A new law allows school districts to join together and construct facilities that generate electricity from renewable energy sources and then sell the electricity they generate to power companies. P.A. 96-946 became effective at the end of June after three years of […]
