On November 19, 2019, the Chicago Tribune published an article entitled The Quiet Rooms that explores the complexity and controversy surrounding the use of restraint and seclusion in Illinois public schools. This Q&A newsletter is intended to be a resource for educators to help them respond to questions in the wake of this article. Click [...]
Kriha Law is happy to welcome Rob Swain! Rob Swain is joining Kriha Law as a partner, heading up the firm’s school litigation practice. Rob has over 20 years of experience representing and counseling school districts throughout all manner of adversarial proceedings. His passion for his work, his collegial personality and compassion for others makes [...]
Stephanie Jones, General Counsel for the Illinois State Board of Education, is joining Kriha Law as a Partner on July 1, 2019. Stephanie has over 18 years of experience providing legal counsel to Illinois schools. She is an innovative, selfless, results-oriented leader in the field of education law and we are humbled that she shares [...]
Check out Kriha Law's February 2019 Newsletter! This month's K12 Focus features a federal court ruling about the first amendment and government social media accounts as well as a Public Access Counselor holding regarding the violation of The Open Meetings Act.
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We are GOING #GOLD to help elevate this cause “because kids can’t fight cancer alone®”. Thank you @accorg for your dedication to making childhood cancer a national health priority.
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Janus vs. AFSCME, a case arising out of Illinois. The split decision (5-4) is that ‘fair share’ dues collected by public sector unions is unconstitutional. Court holds that union fees violate "the free speech rights of nonmembers by compelling them to subsidize [...]