We understand that certain transportation vendors are claiming that the recently passed CARES Act requires full or nearly full payment from school districts even if no transportation services are provided during school closures. These vendors are citing CARES Act language […]
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The Illinois Senate voted yesterday to join the House of Representatives in overriding Governor Quinn’s amendatory veto of House Bill 5154. The bill, effective immediately upon becoming law, amends the Personnel Record Review Act, 820 ILCS 40/11, to prohibit disclosure of […]
OCR Letter Warns Districts to Keep A Close Eye on Student Bullying
November 2, 2010
In a recent Dear Colleague Letter, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) warned that school districts may violate federal law if they fail to determine whether seemingly isolated incidents of bullying are actually sufficiently serious to constitute […]
Appellate Court Reverses IELRB: School District Did Not Unlawfully Change the Status Quo or Retaliate Against Union Vice President
October 26, 2010
We understand that certain transportation vendors are claiming that the recently passed CARES Act requires full or nearly full payment from school districts even if no transportation services are provided during school closures. These vendors are citing CARES Act language […]
Seventh Circuit Upholds Moment of Silence Law
October 18, 2010
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 […]
Court Upholds Constitutionality of Fees Charged for Driver Education Behind-The-Wheel Course
October 4, 2010
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 […]
New Election Deadlines Raise Questions for School Districts
October 1, 2010
We understand that certain transportation vendors are claiming that the recently passed CARES Act requires full or nearly full payment from school districts even if no transportation services are provided during school closures. These vendors are citing CARES Act language […]
ELL Programs: New Warnings from OCR
September 27, 2010
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 […]