Covid-19 Resources

UPDATE: ISBE Adopts Resolution Supporting In-Person Learning for 2021-2022 School Year

UPDATE: Yesterday ISBE adopted the resolution supporting in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year. Read more below. Contact a Whitt Law LLC attorney with questions regarding what this means for your school district.   Content from original News & Knowledge post dated May 18, 2021: School districts in Illinois are winding down the 2020-2021 school [...]

By | May 20th, 2021|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|

Illinois State Board of Education Considering Resolution Supporting In-Person Learning for 2021-2022 School Year

School districts in Illinois are winding down the 2020-2021 school year. For many districts, the format for learning evolved over the course of the school year. The Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) reports that, as of today, 423 school districts are educating students in a blended remote learning format, while 398 school districts are [...]

By | May 18th, 2021|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|

COVID-19 Employer Optional Deferral of Employee Withholding, Deposit, and Certain Payroll Tax Obligations in Q4 of 2020

By: James R. Dougherty On August 8, 2020 the President of the United States issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of the Treasury to use his authority pursuant to Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of certain payroll tax obligations, as relief in response to [...]

Planning for the Future Series: Communication and Reopening

The Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (“IDPH”) recently released Part 3 – Transition Joint Guidance: Starting the 2020-21 School Year (“Part 3”). The guidance includes both recommendations and mandates regarding safety, sanitation, screening, instructional, staffing, and transportation matters, along with numerous other matters. Whitt Law is working [...]

By | July 8th, 2020|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|

Governor Pritzker Signed Remote Learning Legislation – Effective Immediately

Earlier today, Governor Pritzker announced that he signed Senate Bill 1569 into law. The bill became Public Act 101-0643 and is effective immediately. In the coming weeks, and in consultation with guidance anticipated to be published by the Illinois State Board of Education in the near future, Whitt Law will continue its Planning for the [...]

By | June 18th, 2020|Covid-19 Resources, Education Law News|