KB Webinar: Responding to Curriculum Opt-Outs
Join Darcy and Cassie as they discuss trends in parent requests to opt their child out of curriculum mandates and how to respond to these requests.
October Newsletter
The Illinois legislature and Governor Pritzker have been very active in the past few months, passing a plethora of new bills affecting school districts. Click here to read our October Newsletter that highlights some of the more impactful new laws! October Newsletter PDF
Corey’s Law Newsletter
On August 23, 2019, Corey's Law went into effect. After receiving various questions, we decided to write a short summary of what this law requires and under what circumstances it will be applied. Click here to read the full newsletter!
Legalization of Marijuana – Ashley’s Law & Employer Impacts
Marijuana legalization in Illinois means changes in schools at the start of 2020. Kriha Law breaks down what School Districts need to know as employers with recreational marijuana in our Recreational Newsletter. We also provide insight on the updates to Ashley's Law, which the governor signed into effect on August 12th. Get the Ashley Law [...]
K12 Focus – July Newsletter
The K12 Focus this month gives information for the mandated law enforcement drills that will take place this upcoming school year. Also this month, we provide insight on the new law that re-institutes the 5-hour school day and consequences of not paying attention to copyright laws.
Sara Boucek Joining Kriha Law!
Kriha Law is thrilled to announce that Sara Boucek is joining us on August 16, 2019 as a named partner in the firm. Please read our announcement here!
K12 Focus- April Newsletter
Our April K12 Focus this month highlights topics that include gender exclusion in sports, the disclosure of student standardized test scores and deadlines important to school districts now that election season is over.
New Year, New Laws: Be Prepared for January 1, 2019
Along with New Years’ resolutions, 2019 brings a host of new laws that affect school districts. Summarized below are laws that go into effect January 1, 2019 and will likely require school districts to review and change their current practices. Of course, this list is not exhaustive of all new laws but provides a summary [...]
Proposed Title IX Changes – What You Need to Know
On November 16, 2018, the Department of Education officially released proposed regulations substantially changing the landscape of Title IX. The Trump administration is decreasing the breadth of conduct that schools must investigate, increasing the transparency of the investigation process, increasing the rights of the accused and decreasing confidentiality protections for complainants. In sum, these new regulations [...]