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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Oct 5, 2006
Attorneys from Tueth Keeney often contribute their time and talents on a voluntary basis to educate and inform their colleagues. Four attorneys from Tueth Keeney were chosen to comprise an Ethics – Wisdom panel at the National School Board Association (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys’ Advocacy Seminar which took place October 5-7, 2006 in Kansas City, Missouri. Melanie Gurley Keeney, Celynda Brasher, Merry Rhoades, and Peter Yelkovac were asked to lead this interactive session designed to support attorneys new to
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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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Aug 8, 2005
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 August 8, 2005, Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades conducted an in-service for Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7. Rob and Merry’s presentation was titled
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Jun 9, 2005
Tueth Keeney attorneys Robert Jackstadt and Merry Rhoades recently obtained a defendants”™ verdict on a retaliation lawsuit based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The federal jury found in favor of the Edwardsville School District on Thursday June 9, 2005 in the Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis. In the lawsuit, a substitute teacher alleged that the School District retaliated against her when she requested special education services for her son. After hearing three days of testimony and a
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Feb 8, 2005
On February 8, 2005 – and for the 12th consecutive year – Illinois school law attorneys from Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. presented their Winter Illinois School Law Seminar. The Tueth Keeney Illinois school law attorneys, including shareholders Robert Jackstadt, Merry Rhoades, and D. Shane Jones shared their knowledge on a wide variety of current topics, including:
- The Reauthorized and Improved IDEA
- Seniority Lists and RIFs, Recent Case Law
- The Baird Decision: Its Impact on
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Merry Rhoades
Celynda L. Brasher
Robert L. Jackstadt