With the arrival of snowy weather here in the Midwest and the marching forward of the calendar toward a new year, the time is right to ensure compliance with new…
Angela ShellbergNovember 30, 2022
ISBE Interpretation of E.O. 2021-20
Late in the day on August 31, Dr. Carmen Ayala, Illinois State Superintendent, issued her weekly message, which included ISBE’s…
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The U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) has been focusing on students with disabilities this summer. On Monday (July 18, 2022), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an updated…
Angela ShellbergSeptember 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Education (U.S. DOE) has been focusing on students with disabilities this summer. On Monday (July 18, 2022), the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an updated…
Angela ShellbergJuly 22, 2022
On April 5, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 1167 (now Public Act 102-0697) providing teachers and other employees of Illinois public school districts who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19…
Angela ShellbergApril 6, 2022
Shortly before midnight yesterday evening, the Illinois Appellate Court for the 4th District issued an order in the pending Sangamon County cases (Austin and Allen) pertaining to the appeals by…
Angela ShellbergFebruary 18, 2022
JCAR Declines To Renew IDPH Emergency Rules. Click here to read our legal update.
Angela ShellbergFebruary 15, 2022
As many of you know, parents filed lawsuits over masking and close contact exclusion requirements that were consolidated and are now pending before Judge Raylene Grischow in the 7th Judicial…
Angela ShellbergFebruary 4, 2022
ISBE again revises its rules on requirements for the use of isolated time out, time out, and physical restraint. To read our legal update, click here.
Angela ShellbergJanuary 21, 2022
