The Chicago Teachers Union has filed two lawsuits, on behalf of parents and their special needs children, to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools.
Continue reading...An Illinois federal district court has ruled that school district officials did not violate a former high school guidance counselor’s First Amendment free speech or his Fourteenth Amendment liberty interest rights when they dismissed him from his employment based on a “self-help” book he published on relationships.
Continue reading...The Kane County Chronicle reports that a Kane County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a suit brought by the Geneva School District against a former school principal charging she violated Illinois’ eavesdropping law.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that school district officials in Illinois did not retaliate against a former middle school principal for exercising her First Amendment free speech rights by reporting her predecessor’s misuse of district funds.
Continue reading...As reported by globalpost.com, the Chicago Teachers Union has sued the district, saying the city’s campaign to reform or close underperforming public schools discriminates against black teachers.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Calumet City, finding no First Amendment violation for the dismissal of Jay Embry, a public employee who claimed retaliation after backing the “wrong” candidate, because he held a policy-making position and could be removed from office solely for his political affiliation.
Continue reading...The Chicago Tribune reports that the parents of a Maine West High School student have filed suit charging school officials and soccer coaches sanctioned the hazing of the teen that included physical and sexual assault.
Continue reading...According to a report from the Student Press Law Center, Granite City High School Principal Jim Greenwald has suspended 10 students for comments they made on Twitter, and the principal says more suspensions could follow for students protesting the school’s decision.
Continue reading...The Chicago Tribune reports that the mother of a male student at Round Lake Middle School has filed suit against Round Lake Area School District 116, the middle school’s former principal, and the school’s current assistant principal alleging the 13-year old student was illegally strip searched in April 2012.
Continue reading...he Chicago Tribune reports that Bryan Craig, guidance counselor and former girls’ basketball coach at Rich Central High School, has filed suit in federal court against Rich Township High School District 227, charging he was terminated in violation of his free speech rights after writing a graphic book about relationships.
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