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Recent school bullying decisions By Roland Cross Education Law, January 2015 In August and September 2014, the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued decisions with respect to school bullying.
Tenured teacher has no property interest in employment after lay-off By Roland Cross Education Law, October 2014 A summary of Price v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago and Barbara Byrd-Bennett.
Noteworthy new cases in education law By Neal Takiff, Kelly Coyle, Roland Cross, Stephen G. Katz, & Edward J. Copeland Education Law, May 2014 Recent cases of interest to education law practitioners.
Fourth District reverses decision by TRS Board of Trustees By Roland Cross Education Law, October 2012 A summary of Kildeer-Countryside School District v. Board of Trustees of Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois.
Remediation plan invalidated by Fourth District By Roland Cross Education Law, June 2012 After receiving an unsatisfactory evaluation, a tenured teacher was required to participate in a Section 24-A remediation plan.
Doe-3 v. White: Illinois Supreme Court to decide school district liability By Roland Cross Education Law, February 2012 The basic issue raised in this case, which Illinois school districts face on a routine basis, centers around what information a school district can or should provide to successor districts that contemplate hiring teachers who previously served in the initial district.
Seventh Circuit certifies questions to Illinois Supreme Court on tenured teachers’ recall rights By Roland Cross Education Law, October 2011 The Court of Appeals concluded that the Illinois Supreme Court should be offered the opportunity to review the construction and application of Illinois law on the issue surrounding tenured teachers’ recall rights and certified three questions to the court.

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