Mandate Relief in Senate Bill 1947: Waivers

Sep 20, 2017 |

Senate Bill 1947 introduces two changes to the process by which school districts seek waivers from School Code mandates. Upon initial review, the changes do not appear drastic, but they do make the waiver request process slightly less onerous. Districts that may be...

Tueth Keeney Attorneys partner with ROEs to Present Webinar on School Funding Reform Bill

Sep 19, 2017 | Laura E. HemmerMerry RhoadesRobert L. Jackstadt

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...

Recent Internal OCR Guidance Signals Scale-Back of Obama Administration Investigative Strategies

Jun 16, 2017 | Kate L. Nash

Yesterday, it became public that the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has issued new internal guidance regarding investigations conducted by that office.   As the memorandum notes, the guidance is effective “immediately” and...

Merry Rhoades Presents Webinar for Teach Illinois on Restorative Justice and SB100

Mar 29, 2017 | Merry Rhoades

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.  ...

SCOTUS Strengthens Rowley Standard for Providing FAPE

Mar 23, 2017 | Kylie S. Piatt

The United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1 on March 22, 2017, which addressed the question of how to determine whether a child with disabilities has received appropriate educational benefits as required under...

D. Shane Jones Presents at ISDLAF+ Symposium on Collective Bargaining

Mar 9, 2017 |

D. Shane Jones gave a  presentation on collective bargaining on March 9th, 2017 at the ISDLAF+ symposium in O’Fallon, IL. The symposium was a roundtable discussion which included the following discussion items: “¢Benefits ““ health plans, cost...