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.
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!
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.
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 [...]
The General Assembly has added another notice requirement for IEP teams. Effective 8/20/18, IEP teams: Must provide written notice to parents that the IEP team is required to consider whether the child requires assistive technology to receive a FAPE. This notice must include the toll free phone number and website address for the IL AT [...]
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 [...]
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The Office of Special Education Programs is working on a resource document to address wandering by school children, and several advocacy groups said they hope the paper gives parents and educators much needed information about this dangerous and often misunderstood behavior. According to U.S. Education Department spokesperson Elizabeth Hill, OSEP began work to address wandering [...]
Ashley's Law is awaiting the Gov's signature - parents will finally be allowed to administer medical cannabis to their children at school. @DarcyKriha helped draft the legislation on behalf of Ashley, her parents and @D54schools. See the proposed bill here.