Fourth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Judge Douglas Jarman on Wednesday ruled against Teutopolis Unit 50 School District and its superintendent Matthew Sturgeon over the Effingham County school district's mask requirement.
A former Cypress Elementary School custodian and military veteran opposes the school district’s motion to dismiss his lawsuit and seeks to add the superintendent as a defendant, alleging she retaliated against him for expressing his opinion on a policy allowing athletes to kneel during the National Anthem.
Spend some time in church, say a prayer for the more than 3,000 souls lost, for thanksgiving to God for the courage of all who gave so much - the firefighter, the policeman, the ironworker, whose lungs burn with permanent fire from breathing the fumes, for the families left behind, and for the grace of providence to still guide this country.
Gov. J.B Pritzker has warned district administrators since early August that ISBE would strip state recognition from Illinois schools defying his statewide mask mandate. House Bill 4135 aims to give the state board of education that power.
Kids learn on facial recognition. They need to see smiles. It is a nightmare for children with learning disabilities to have a mask on their face, while trying to learn. Depression and suicide among children has skyrocketed. The mental risks outweigh the health risks of COVID.
EAST ST. LOUIS — A former Cypress Elementary School custodian and military veteran claims he was fired for expressing his opinion on the district’s policy allowing athletes to kneel during the National Anthem.
New federal and state health guidance adjusts policies on masks, distancing and quarantines in Illinois’ K-12 schools. Many students will again be masked in the coming year.
A second lawsuit in as many days, this time filed by a prominent Latino advocacy organization, asserts the state's Democratic lawmakers used flawed data to make new legislative district maps, resulting in unequal districts that violate voters' constitutional equal protection rights.
EAST ST. LOUIS – Amy Jett of Madison County dismissed a potential class action involving an extended warranty in U.S. district court after defendant Warrantech Corporation accused her counsel of an ethical violation.
Judge says high likelihood the Illinois State Board of Elections violated federal election law by refusing to turn over state voter records to group seeking to audit the voter rolls for irregularities.
An amendment to Illinois House Bill 2789 could result in a flurry of complaints against private and public schools for alleged violations of COVID-19 protocols, provides harsh penalties, including punishing teachers, and expands state authority over private schools.
In-person learning will resume in the fall, the Illinois State Board of Education has decided. Whether kids will still be required to wear masks and sit behind plastic shields in the fall remains to be decided.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wanted to renege on the promised $350 million increase in education spending until state lawmakers pushed back. He still wants to cut the scholarship program low-income and minority students use when public education doesn’t fit them.
Building on efforts that ensured the safe and active participation in the 2020 elections, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 1871 into law to establish permanent ballot drop boxes and allow curbside voting across Illinois for early voting or on Election Day.
Illinois state lawmakers recently approved a rule requiring Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards. Critics say a political litmus test is the wrong focus when students are underachieving on the basics.