Education Law

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2022 Articles

10 Things to Know as the School Year Opens By Robert P. Lyons October 2022 Summaries of 10 new laws impacting education and educators that are in effect for the 2021-22 school year.
In re Marriage of Wendy W.: A Minor’s Right to Confidentiality of Their Mental Health Records By Shermin Ali-Andani October 2022 The appellate court recently reviewed pertinent questions related to the access of a parent to a minor’s confidential mental health records in a recent post-dissolution of marriage case.
New Education Public Acts By Phil Milsk October 2022 Summaries of bills that were recently signed into law by Governor Pritzker.
New Education Public Acts By Phil Milsk May 2022 Summaries of bills that were recently signed into law by Governor Pritzker.
Supreme Court Upholds Community College Board’s Censure of Fellow Board Member on First Amendment Grounds By Phyleccia Reed Cole May 2022 In a unanimous decision issued on March 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the appellate court's decision, holding that a community college board’s public censure of one of its elected trustees did not violate the trustee’s First Amendment rights.