Originally posted to our Special Education Law Insights Blog. Over the past year, the use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools has come under increased scrutiny. While ISBE issued emergency rules at the end of last November, followed by […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog Recently, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) replaced the 2016 Clery Act Handbook (Handbook) with the new Clery Act Appendix for FSA Handbook (Appendix). The Appendix rescinds previous ED guidance interpreting Clery Act regulations, leaving higher […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. The editors of Title IX Insights, Jackie Wernz and Emily Tulloch, were guests on the Education Law Insights podcast hosted by Kendra Yoch to talk about how President Elect Joe Biden might […]
As reported in Education Week, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition to hear an appeal brought by the Cook County Treasurer’s Office, the Cook County Assessor’s Office and others challenging a 7th Circuit decision allowing Illinois federal courts […]
Franczek P.C. has had the pleasure of hosting three Downers Grove South High School students in November. The interns are interested in pursuing a legal career and spoke with firm representatives about the ins and outs of being an attorney […]
On November 11 2020, the national online publication Reason quoted Jackie Gharapour Wernz’s recent Title IX Insights blog post discussing changes to Title IX under a potential Biden presidency. The Reason article addresses the broadening of Title IX under the […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. As a Presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised that, if elected, he would put a “quick end” to the Trump administration’s 2020 Title IX rule on sexual harassment. Now, Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 Presidential […]
As the Illinois COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise, the Illinois Department of Public Health, Cook County, and the City of Chicago have asked the public to limit activities outside the home to essential activities as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Unlike the stay-at-home orders from this Spring, these recommendations are “advisory” in […]
