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Tenured Teacher Dismissal for Cheating on Statewide Testing Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court
Illinois Appellate Court Overturns Board's Dismissal of Tenured Teacher on Due Process Grounds
The First District Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth Division, recently decided a case where a tenured teacher claimed that her 14th Amendment due process rights had been violated when she was dismissed after 20+ years of service with only hearsay evidence to support the charges against her. Courts have long held that tenured employment is a protected property interest and therefore cannot be removed without sufficient process. Bd. Of Ed. Cmty. Consol. Sch.
Education Reform Act Trailer Bill Signed into Law
On August 20, 2013, Governor Quinn signed into law the long-awaited "trailer bill" to SB7 (the Education Reform Act). Previously known as SB1762, Public Act 98-513 accomplishes several important changes to the rules for reduction in force