A recent Illinois Appellate Court decision addressed the question of whether School Resource Officers (“SROs”) employed by school districts are entitled to district-paid disability and health insurance benefits for “law enforcement officers” under the Public Employee Disability Act (“Disability Act”) […]
ISBE Updates Special Education Notice of Procedural Safeguards
November 29, 2018
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issued a revised version of its Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Students with Disabilities reflecting a shortened time for response to a student records request. Schools must respond to a request for student […]
Comments on Proposed Title IX Regulations Due January 28
November 29, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education formally published today the proposed regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The proposed changes would dramatically alter the landscape for Title IX compliance for schools. Comments to the proposed rules must be […]
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Education issued proposed regulations that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) would use to investigate complaints against schools under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination—including sexual misconduct such as […]
On November 20, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the second round of revisions to its Case Processing Manual (CPM) in 2018. The CPM outlines the procedures OCR uses to investigate and resolve complaints and other […]
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 […]
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 […]
It has been just over a year since the New York Times published its first report regarding allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault against Hollywood rainmaker Harvey Weinstein. In the wake of the Times’ report, the social media usage […]