Education Law

Mandated Reporter Pool Grows in 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (“the Act”) has expanded the pool of persons required to report suspected child abuse to DCFS. The Act now identifies physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and athletic trainers as mandated reporters.

Tenured Teacher Dismissal for Cheating on Statewide Testing Affirmed by Illinois Appellate Court

In a divided decision of the Third District Illinois Appellate Court, the Court upheld a Board's decision to terminate a tenured teacher after a Hearing Officer found insufficient evidence to affirm the Board's dismissal of the teacher.
 

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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