An Illinois hearing officer recently took the rare step of requiring an elementary school district to pay for a former student’s entire high school tuition and related expenses at an out-of-state private boarding school for students with dyslexia as compensatory […]
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Illinois Appellate Court Case Recognizes Limitations to Tort Immunity Act in Construction Context
November 12, 2018
The Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (the “Act”) limits the liability of public bodies for claims of negligence, including in cases based on the performance of discretionary functions. A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision applicable to public […]
You’ve probably heard that Megyn Kelly is out at NBC for making comments about white people wearing blackface at Halloween. And just a few days ago, a first grade Iowa teacher, Megan Luloff, came under investigation from her school district for wearing blackface at […]
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights blog. Today is the day. After almost two years of thinking about whether the proposed Title IX regulations would go into effect at all, starting today we are operating under the new rules […]
From R2-D2 to Paraprofessional? Legal Considerations When Robots are in the Classroom
October 10, 2018
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights blog. Today is the day. After almost two years of thinking about whether the proposed Title IX regulations would go into effect at all, starting today we are operating under the new rules […]
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights blog. Today is the day. After almost two years of thinking about whether the proposed Title IX regulations would go into effect at all, starting today we are operating under the new rules […]
FOIA: Illinois Appellate Court Sanctions Repeat-Filer
September 21, 2018
In a rare move, an Illinois Appellate Court recently upheld sanctions against a repeat FOIA litigant in Garlick v. Bloomingdale Township. This case occurred in two phases. In the first – Garlick I – Garlick requested the Township provide him with certain electronic […]
Draft Proposed Title IX Regulations Hint at Significant Changes
September 21, 2018
Originally posted on our Title IX Insights blog. Today is the day. After almost two years of thinking about whether the proposed Title IX regulations would go into effect at all, starting today we are operating under the new rules […]