Mar 18, 2020
Aigner S. Carr,
Celynda L. Brasher,
Elizabeth J. Mooney,
James R. Layton,
Kate L. Nash,
Kylie S. Piatt,
Laura E. Hemmer,
Lisa J. Berns,
Mandi D. Moutray,
Margaret A. Hesse,
Melanie Gurley Keeney,
Michelle H. Basi,
Veronica E. Potter Frequently Asked Questions
Coronavirus Pandemic Planning: Holding Legally Compliant Board Meetings During this Time of Uncertainty
Below, we are listing answers or guidance we are providing in response to questions we have received relating to holding board meetings during this time of uncertainty. As time progresses, we will continue to provide updates or amended guidance, where necessary.
Can we hold a meeting without having anyone physically attend the meeting? Yes. However, the manner in
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Sep 22, 2017
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 new law provides “A school board may determine the schedule or frequency of physical education courses, provided that a pupil engages in a course of physical education for a minimum of 3 days per 5-day week.” That means that, under the new law, it is up to
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Sep 19, 2017
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 the school code. Tueth Keeney attorneys are taking the law piece-by-piece to explain
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Aug 15, 2012
“Close to 500 school superintendents, administrators and school board members from across the State of Missouri attended Tueth Keeney’s Annual School Law Seminars held in July, 2012. Tueth Keeney presents the seminars annually to clients and members of the education community on a broad range of legal topics that affect school districts. The Seminars were held over three days across the state in Blue Springs, MO, Lake of the Ozarks, MO,
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Feb 10, 2010
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 place on the campus of Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville on Wednesday, February 10th, and at Rend Lake Resort and Conference Center in Whittington, Illinois
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Jan 1, 2010
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 Keeney seminar will be held at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville in the Morris University Center from 8 AM to 12 PM. A complimentary lunch
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Sep 18, 2009
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 Central Illinois, is a four county joint agreement, which provides services to children with special needs, age 3 through 21 inclusive, who reside in the
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Sep 3, 2009
Ian Cooper and Laura Hemmer recently won an important victory for Jefferson College. In Jones v. Jefferson College, a former faculty member claimed that the College discriminated against him on the basis of age (the employee was 60) when it decided not to renew his appointment. The faculty member brought his age discrimination claim in state court under the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”). The trial court accepted the legal arguments Ian and Laura submitted on behalf of the College,
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Jul 23, 2009
In the spirit of Tueth Keeney’s continuing commitment to advising and educating school administrators on the complex and ever-changing legal issues facing public schools, the firm hosted three school law seminars free of charge to clients and friends of the firm. More than 500 Missouri public school administrators attended the three seminars which took place on July 23, 2009 in Blue Springs, Missouri, July 24, 2009 at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake Ozark, Missouri, and July 28, 2009 at the
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Feb 5, 2009
Tueth Keeney attorneys led by Ian Cooper recently obtained a summary judgment on behalf of an employer, ConocoPhillips, in a lawsuit alleging employment discrimination. Via a complaint filed on November 27, 2007, plaintiff alleged discrimination on the basis of her gender and her age in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1974 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. On February 5, 2009, the Honorable Judge Reagan of the United States District Court for the Southern
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Merry Rhoades
Robert L. Jackstadt
Ian P. Cooper