Nov 1, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Tueth Keeney shareholder Merry Rhoades was a featured presenter at the legal seminar “Special Education: A Review of the Basics of Due Process” sponsored by the Education Law Section and co-sponsored by the Administrative Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association. The legal seminar was held on November 1, 2006 in Springfield, Illinois. In her presentation, Merry discussed issues
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Oct 26, 2006
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. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. On October 26, 2006, firm shareholders Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones, presented a legal in-service to the administrators of the Massac County School District. The
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Oct 11, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. On October 11, 2006, firm shareholder Merry Rhoades spoke at the 10th Annual Southern Illinois University School Law Conference. The purpose of the conference is for school administrators to learn about recent case rulings, assist administrators in translating case law into policy, explain new trends in Illinois school law and protect the school district from legal liability. The conference took
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Sep 22, 2006
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. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Merry Rhoades, firm shareholder, spoke with the teachers of Altamont School District on September 22, 2006. Merry the faculty regarding Special Education and Confidentiality, a very
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Sep 19, 2006
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. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to the advising and educating of school administrators on the complex and ever changing legal issues facing public schools. Firm shareholder, Merry Rhoades presented an in-service to Tueth Keeney client Mid-State Special Education District on September 19, 2006. The in-service titled, A Legal Update for
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Sep 13, 2006
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 firm clients. Tueth Keeney is proud of its commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools. On September 13, 2006, firm shareholders Merry Rhoades and D. Shane Jones presented an in-service to the administrators of Marion Community Unit #2 School District. The presentation titled, Limiting
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Apr 27, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Tueth Keeney shareholder Merry Rhoades, along with Dr. Brad Colwell of Southern Illinois University were featured presenters at the 2006 Illinois Association of School Administrators’ Annual Conference. The conference took place in Springfield, Illinois on April 27, 2006. Merry Rhoades and Dr. Colwell presented a session titled “Speech and Religion: A School District’s Response to the First Amendment”. The session
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Mar 2, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Firm shareholder, Merry Rhoades was asked to be a featured presenter at the 2006 Special Education Conference hosted by the Illinois Principal’s Association (IPA) and the Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education (IAASE). Merry’s presentation titled “Hot Topics and Cool Tips in Special Education” was designed to address special education law, specifically the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
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Oct 12, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys including shareholder Margaret Hesse recently obtained a victory for the Missouri United School Insurance Council (MUSIC) in a procedurally complex declaratory judgment action. The plaintiff in the suit was the parent of a former Clark County R-I School District elementary school student. The student had been physically assaulted by a substitute teacher in 1998. The School District had previously settled an earlier legal action with the family, but the prior settlement did not include claims against the
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Apr 20, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Margaret Hesse and Michelle Basi recently obtained summary judgment on defamation claims brought against a St. Louis area school district, its Board members, and a high school principal in St. Louis County Circuit Court. A student and his parents brought the lawsuit after the student was expelled from the District when he engaged in conduct that the District contended violated its policy prohibiting bullying, sexual harassment, and vandalism. The student and
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Merry Rhoades
Margaret A. Hesse
Michelle H. Basi