Recent Case Highlights Changes to Detachment Proceedings

Aug 1, 2018 | Robert L. Jackstadt

Last month, Tueth Keeney attorneys Rob Jackstadt and Chad Watkins successfully argued before the Williamson County Circuit Court that that a regional board of school trustees”™ decision should be reversed. (See In the News for more information about this case.)...

Rob Jackstadt and Chad Watkins Succeed in Reversing Regional Board of School Trustees’ Decision

Jul 18, 2018 | Robert L. Jackstadt

On June 11, 2018, the Williamson County Circuit Court reversed a decision by the Regional Board of School Trustees of Franklin-Johnson-Massac-Williamson Counties that authorized a property detachment from a client district. On the strength of briefs written by Rob...

Student Walk-Outs: Guidance for Schools

Mar 7, 2018 | Michelle H. Basi

Background School administrators know the familiar refrain that students “do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate” from the Supreme Court’s precedent in Tinker v. Des Moines, 393 U.S....

IL School Shooting Protests

Feb 22, 2018 | Merry Rhoades

Planning for a Student Protest or Demonstration The tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida has inspired a national dialogue on the causes of school shootings and the appropriate policies to address these all-too-frequent occurrences....

Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. ranked in 2018 “Best Law Firms”

Nov 2, 2017 |

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the eighth consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings. Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”...

SB 1947 Offers relief from Physical Education and Drivers’ Ed Mandates

Sep 22, 2017 | Laura E. Hemmer

Two small provisions of the comprehensive school-funding reform bill relieve Illinois school districts of some significant curriculum requirements. First, the law removes the requirement that Illinois schools offer “daily” physical education. Instead, the...