Discrimination

Potentially Monumental Supreme Court Docket in 2025 for Schools

The Supreme Court of the United States could have a 2025 term which has great significance to school districts.  While the Court has not yet fully determined its docket for this term, the cases it has decided hear, along with the cases which it could decide to hear, make for an interesting and potentially monumental year for school law.

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U.S. Supreme Court
Title IX
Discrimination

Recognizing and Responding to Discrimination and Harassment Complaints Consistent with Board Policy

Increasingly, issues of legally-compliant responses to discrimination claims turn on the school district's initial recognition that the alleged conduct falls under the umbrella of discrimination.  Too often, a school district's informal and poorly documented response to a situation (even a situation where there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of discrimination) is problematic due
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Discrimination
harassment
OCR
Illinois School Law
Federal School Law
Education Law
EEOC
DHR
Human Rights Act
Retaliation