Supreme Court of the United States Rules on Free Speech Case Affirming Tinker Standard
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School Law Issues Carrying Over
Despite these new requirements, there are also several legal changes from the last year that will be fully implemented in the 2020-2021 school year that may require changes to policy (if not already), handbooks, and practice:
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.
Remote Learning Days (Labor Implications)
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Some Thoughts on Recent Isolated Time-Out and Restraint Publication
I am sure that many or most of you have seen the ProPublica/Chicago Tribune publication regarding the use of physical restraint and isolated timeout. I’m not going to link it here, because I think it is so clearly one-sided and void of context, that I am not sure it is anything close to an accurate picture of what occurs in schools. The reporters involved apparently have made arbitrary decisions about when they view documented situations to be a valid sa
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Minimum Wage Bill Increases Wages Gradually Over Next Five Years
With his signature on February 19, 2019, Governor Pritzker made a new minimum wage bill, (known as the "Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,") Public Act 101-1, law.
Keeping Up With Section 504
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Recall Rights for Honorably Dismissed Teachers in Grouping 2
Public Act 098-0648 gives limited recall rights to honorably dismissed teachers placed in Grouping 2 who have one "needs improvement" rating.
Federal Discipline Guidance
On January 8, the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education issued new guidance on the obligations of elementary and secondary schools to administer student discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin.