Case noteBy Rob LyonsOctober 2007In a recent opinion, released July 23, 2007, Lucille Russell v. Board of Education of City of Chicago, et al., the First District Appellate Court reversed the trial court which had affirmed the Board of Education of the City of Chicago’s decision to dismiss a tenured teacher.
Case updateBy Phil MilskJuly 2007On June 25, 2007, a divided United States Supreme Court upheld the suspension of an Alaska high school student who refused to lower a banner that read “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS” while attending a school-sponsored event. Morse v. Frederick, 551 U.S. ___(2007).
Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board case summariesMay 2007The First District Appellate Court affirmed the IELRB’s finding that the District violated Sections 14(a)(5) and (1) of the Act by reneging on an agreement reached on October 6, 2001.
New Education lawsBy Marcy Dutton & Phil MilskOctober 2007This is the first of a two-part article on new education laws in Illinois.