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Teacher’s retaliation suit against school district for exercising right of free speech involved a matter of public concern
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- September 12 2012
In Gschwind v. Heiden, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals found that the dismissal of a teacher’s suit against a school district for retaliation for exercising free speech rights involved a matter of public concern and, thus, summary judgment should not have been granted against the teacher
Volunteer web designer’s creation of website for political committee was not a reportable contribution
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- August 28 2012
In Sorock v. Illinois State Board of Elections, in a case of first impression, the Appellate Court held that a self-employed web designer’s creation of a website for a political committee supporting a tax rate increase for a school district was not a reportable contribution pursuant to the Illinois Election Code
Federal district court enjoins board of education from banning church’s use of school facilities
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- July 26 2012
In October 2011, we reported about the decision in Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of City of New York
Appellate court authorizes use of mandamus as method to challenge School Improvement Plan
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- July 13 2012
In Clarke v. Community Unit School District 303, plaintiffs filed suit against a school district alleging that the District violated the law by improperly adopting a School Improvement Plan (SIP) that did not comply with the requirements of the School Code
Seventh Circuit upholds school district's ban of non-student from school property
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- March 28 2012
In the case of Hannemann v. Southern Door County School District, the Seventh Circuit recently held that a school district did not violate the procedural due process rights of a former student who was banned from school property
Federal appellate court reversed class action certification and settlement in case involving alleged violations of individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- February 16 2012
In Jamie S. v. Milwaukee Public Schools, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed whether a federal district court should have certified a class of thousands of students who were allegedly not identified by the Milwaukee Public School’s (MPS) child-find procedures under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA or the “Act”
Federal court found that school violated student’s privacy rights when it disclosed student’s sexual orientation
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- December 22 2011
In the case of Wyatt v. Kilgore Independent School District, a Fifth Circuit federal district court in Texas recently ruled that a student had a valid claim for violation of her due process right to privacy after school officials disclosed her sexual orientation to her mother
School district may have special relationship with their students requiring protection of students' personal security
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- November 23 2011
In Doe v. Covington County School District, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the circumstances in which a school district is required to protect students’ personal security based on a special relationship with students
U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up case challenging law requiring moment of silence
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- October 7 2011
On October 15, 2010, in Sherman v. Koch, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Illinois’ Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act, which requires schools to observe a daily period for “silent prayer or for silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day.”
School district’s policy barring use of school for worship services upheld by court
- Franczek Radelet PC
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- USA
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- October 5 2011
In a recent case, Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Education of the City of New York, a church filed suit against the board of education of New York alleging that its refusal to permit a church to use school facilities for religious worship services violated the First Amendment
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