Tueth Keeney attorneys join Regional Office of Education #13 (“ROE 13”) presenting Administrator Academy #686: Legal Implications of the Use of Technology in the School District. Merry Rhoades, Shane Jones, Adam Henningsen, and Elizabeth Kelly will discuss the legal implications related to the use of technology in schools by students and employees. Topics to be
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Beginning September 19, 2017 Teach Illinois will release a series of webinars featuring six Tueth Keeney attorneys unpacking and working through the landmark school funding reform bill that became law in Illinois on August 31, 2017. This new law, SB 1947, not only reforms the school funding formula, but it also revises many provisions in
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Tueth Keeney attorney Merry Rhoades presented a webinar for Teach Illinois on March 28, 2017. Merry spoke on the subject of Restorative Justice in Illinois School law, including the significant revisions to student discipline procedures imposed by Senate Bill 100. SB100 implements principles of restorative justice, and requires schools to use restorative practices rather than
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Merry Rhoades from Tueth Keeney Law Firm assisted in updating the “Illinois Council of School Attorneys’ Guide to Illinois Statutes Affecting Schools, which serves as a handy reference to those Illinois statures that are not in The School Code but but are occasionally involved in the resolution of issues faced by school districts. It references
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Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for clients and friends of the firm. On February 10 & 11, 2010, attorneys from the firm’s Illinois school law team conducted their annual School Law Seminar. The seminar took
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Tueth Keeney’s Illinois school law practice group has announced the dates for their upcoming annual Spring Semester legal seminars. This year’s seminars will focus on Spring Semester Legal Issues for the School Administrator. There will be two opportunities to attend the seminar, at two locations in Southern Illinois. On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, the Tueth
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Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. To minimize a client’s legal risks, Tueth Keeney attorneys often present in-services for its clients. Merry C. Rhoades and Laura E. Hemmer recently contributed their time and expertise to provide an in-service for Mid-State Special Education Cooperative. Mid-State Special Education, located in
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Attorneys Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones participated as speakers in the Regional Office of Education #40 In-Service which took place on October 10, 2008. ROE #40 is the regional office of education for Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties in Illinois. Merry and Shane were asked to speak regarding the topic of Responding to
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Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones, shareholders with Tueth Keeney, presented at the 12th Annual Southern Illinois University – Carbondale School Law Conference. The conference on October 8, 2008 was sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education and the College of Education and Human Services, and was attended by over 160 school
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Merry Rhoades, partner and shareholder for Tueth Keeney, gave a presentation on Section 504 Basics to the faculty and administrators of Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 on September 18, 2008. Merry gave the attendees an overview of the school’s obligations towards disabled students. Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus
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