Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in its first case ever to address the discipline of students for speech occurring off-campus, on their own time, and online. ...more
4/29/2021
/ Code of Conduct ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Mahanoy Area School District v B.L. ,
Online Platforms ,
Oral Argument ,
Political Speech ,
SCOTUS ,
Snapchat ,
Student Speech ,
Students ,
Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School Dist.
ISBE has adopted new rules to support parent participation in IEP meetings by requiring districts to arrange for and fund “qualified interpreters” for parents whose native language is other than English. We have heard concern...more
On June 18, 2020, The United States Supreme Court ruled, 5 to 4, that the Trump Administration could not immediately shut down DACA, a program protecting nearly 700,000 young immigrants, many children, from Deportation....more
6/22/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Citizenship ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Educational Institutions ,
Path To Citizenship ,
Rescission ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v NAACP ,
USCIS ,
Wolf v Vidal ,
Work Permits
Today, the President signed a $2 trillion stimulus package into law to help industries impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The package includes a $30 billion Education Stabilization Fund for K-12 school districts...more
School personnel should expect to encounter a heated parent from time to time; parents are often understandably passionate about their children’s educations. But what happens when parental advocacy escalates from vigorous...more
3/10/2020
/ Disabled Children ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hostile Environment ,
IDEA ,
Independent Educational Evaluation ,
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) ,
Special Education ,
Students
In the past month, we have issued a number of resources on Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, as applicable to schools, colleges, and universities, from education-focused recommendations to issues implicating all...more
3/3/2020
/ Best Practices ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Students
The White House recently announced two initiatives aimed at addressing perceived discrimination in education against students and institutions based on religion. We address one of those initiatives—proposed regulations aimed...more
2/20/2020
/ Educational Institutions ,
ESEA ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Freedom of Religion ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Prayer ,
Public Funds ,
Religious Discrimination ,
School Districts ,
Trump Administration
The White House recently announced two initiatives aimed at addressing perceived discrimination in education against students and institutions based on religion. We address the first of those initiatives, relating to prayer...more
2/20/2020
/ Comment Period ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Grants ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Schools ,
Rulemaking Process ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Unduly Burdensome
School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance Portability and...more
2/19/2020
/ Colleges ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Educational Institutions ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
FERPA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
New Guidance ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Private Schools ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Student Privacy ,
Student Records ,
Universities
IAASE recently reported that HB 3897 is currently making its way through the Illinois legislative process. This bill would expand special education eligibility to students through the school year in which they turn 22....more
12/4/2019
/ Disabled Children ,
Educational Institutions ,
Eligibility ,
Eligibility Determination ,
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Schools ,
Special Education ,
State and Local Government ,
Students
As the kick-off to the school year winds down and daily routines take shape, we start to see serious student discipline issues pop up. And one situation that always leads to confusion is what to do when a student who does not...more
On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-531 (Act) which puts into place a number of measures aimed at increasing student safety....more
9/25/2019
/ Charter Schools ,
Child Abuse ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
Failure to Report ,
Felons ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internal Investigations ,
ISBE ,
License Suspensions ,
Licensing Rules ,
New Legislation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Professional Development ,
Public Acts ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safety Standards ,
Sex Offenders ,
State and Local Government ,
Students