Earlier this week, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court issued an opinion in Castillo v. Board of Education of City of the Chicago, 2018 IL App (1st) 171053. In Castillo, a female high school student (“Castillo”) and her family sued the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (the “Board” or the [...]
On February 26, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in which the court held that Title VII prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation as discrimination “’because of . . . sex.’” Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 4608 (2d Cir 2018). In [...]
Today, March 27, 2018, the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) hosted a webinar regarding site-based expenditure reporting, which the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (“ESSA”) requires for all states. This particular webinar was geared toward vendors that serve school districts throughout Illinois. Participants in the webinar were asked to review ISBE’s Every Student Succeeds [...]
Beginning this calendar year, public schools and charter schools are subject to two new mandates requiring accommodations for female students. Public Act 100-0029 addresses breastfeeding accommodations for students. Public Act 100-0163 addresses the provision of feminine hygiene products. Public Act 100-0029 and Public Act 100-0163, by their terms, subject charter schools to the same requirements, [...]
Whitt Law has been closely monitoring the evolution of statutory law and case law regarding the accommodation of transgender students in public schools. One topic that is regularly discussed by administrators is the question of how to handle requests for record changes to a student’s records. A common concern of administrators and parents alike was [...]
The attorneys at Whitt Law LLC have had a busy year in 2017. One way that the attorneys at Whitt Law LLC give back to the clients they serve is by speaking at industry events designed to share best practices, common experiences, and professional development. Each of the attorneys has presented on topics relevant to [...]
Whitt Law wishes you and yours a wonderful holiday season! Stay tuned for a post regarding the ways Whitt Law has given back to school administration organizations, the legal community, and others over the past year for the advancement of its clients' interests.
On December 7, 2017, the United States Department of Education (the “Department”) issued a Question and Answer document regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Endrew F. V. Douglas County School District RE-1, a special education case. In Endrew F., decided March 22, 2017, the Court rejected the “more than de minimis” standard used [...]
Attorneys from Whitt Law will be participating in many aspects of this year’s IASB/IASA/IASBO Joint Annual Conference and would love to see you there. If you are attending the Joint Annual Conference, we hope that you can attend Whitt Law’s hospitality suite Friday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hyatt, Astor Suite [...]
At the end of October, Whitt Law Attorney Brittany Flaherty Theis and Chapman and Cutler Partner Kyle Harding had the opportunity to speak at two regional conferences hosted by the Illinois Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) and the Illinois Association of School Personnel Administrators (IASPA). Ms. Theis and Mr. Harding spoke to school district [...]