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Top 10 Texas Legislative Changes Impacting Private Schools + Your Compliance Plan

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The 2025 Texas legislative session brought significant updates that directly impact private schools. These extensive changes will require Texas private schools to review and potentially update policies, procedures, and...more

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School Law Legislative Update: New Laws in Effect in 2023

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Happy New Year! Several Illinois laws related to schools became effective January 1, 2023, and our team at Franczek P.C. has compiled them in its new School Law Legislative Update, focused on new laws in effect in 2023. A PDF...more

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Are Mask Mandates a Reasonable Accommodation?

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In Illinois, as universal masking is fading, the next question looms: what will the end of universal masking mean for staff and students with disabilities who are at high risk? Across the county, issues regarding universal...more

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Appellate Court Rules on COVID-19 Mitigation TRO

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Just before midnight yesterday, the Appellate Court issued its decision on the appeal of the February 4, 2022 TRO enjoining the Governor from enforcing certain COVID-19 mitigation measures including universal masking. With...more

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The Latest on the End of Statewide Mask and Vaccination Mandates in Connecticut Schools

We have written repeatedly in these pages about the status of statewide masking and employee vaccination mandates for Connecticut schools (both public and private) schools. ...more

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JCAR Decision Adds Further Uncertainty to Already Complex Situation on School Masking and Quarantine Rules

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Since yesterday, there have been many reports about the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) vote against extending IDPH Emergency Rules regarding masking, vaccine and testing requirements in schools. This has...more

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Mask Mandates In California Schools Will Remain Through At Least February 28

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At the end of today, the statewide California mask mandate applicable in all public indoor settings expires.  As we published yesterday, under the new guidance, starting tomorrow, vaccinated employees and customers may no...more

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The Latest on Masks in Connecticut Schools: The Legislature Begins to Act

Last week, the Connecticut House of Representatives passed (as amended) House Bill 5047 (“An Act Concerning The Extension Of Certain Executive Orders And Department Of Public Health Authority”)....more

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Decision Time: What Does the End of Statewide Mask and Vaccination Mandates Really Mean for Connecticut Schools?

We have written repeatedly in these pages about statewide masking and employee vaccination mandates for Connecticut schools (both public and private) via Executive Orders from Governor Ned Lamont.  While on February 15, 2022,...more

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What to Expect This Week Following Mask Mandate TRO

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On Friday, a court ruling in Springfield resulted in a temporary restraining order enjoining the Governor from enforcing certain COVID-19 mitigation measures including universal masking. Approximately 150 of Illinois’ 840...more

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ISBE and IDPH Update COVID-19 School Guidance

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New Guidance Documents: - The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently issued the following updated guidance documents related to return to in-person instruction...more

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Governor’s Executive Order Requiring Exclusion of Students and School Personnel

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Late Friday, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-24 requiring schools to exclude students and school personnel for COVID-19 diagnosis, exposure, or symptoms. School districts, not the local health department, are...more

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More Questions and Answers Regarding COVID-19 Issues for Connecticut’s Schools

On Friday, August 27, 2021, approximately 200 people joined us for a webinar on issues faced by Connecticut schools as they reopen this fall during the current COVID-19 pandemic.  We covered topics such as mask mandates,...more

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July 2021: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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The Impact of Governor DeSantis’s Mask Order on Florida Private Schools: To Mask or Not to Mask?

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In response to several Florida school boards considering mask mandates in advance of school openings, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed an executive order threatening to withhold state funds from any school boards...more

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New California Guidance Means Masks Will Be Back at K-12 Schools this Fall

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Thanks to new guidance just issued by state health officials, students and staff at California’s K-12 schools will be required to wear masks at the beginning of the upcoming school year regardless of vaccination status. The...more

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CDC Issues New Back-to-School Guidance with Emphasis on In-Person Learning

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just substantially relaxed its pandemic guidance for K-12 schools. While certain restrictions remain and the guidance may continue to evolve in the coming months,...more

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Governor Updates Order Regarding Return to In-Person Learning

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Earlier last week, on June 1, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker re-issued and amended Executive Order 2020-47 to provide more flexibility to preK-12 schools seeking to offer full-time in-person instruction. The order allows...more

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7-Point Action Plan: How Educational Institutions Should Plan For 2021 And Beyond

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There is no doubt that 2020 brought huge challenges for schools. As we near the end of the first semester and plan for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year and beyond, there are some lessons we can learn, some processes to...more

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“Over The River And Through The Woods” In 2020? Travel During Thanksgiving, Quarantining, And Covid-19 Testing (And What...

As an attorney representing Connecticut educational institutions (and employers in general), I am receiving numerous calls from clients with respect to how to properly address the possibility that the upcoming Thanksgiving...more

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COVID School Landscape

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In this episode, we discuss the most top-of-mind issues and lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis....more

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When Will It Ever End? (Yes, Even More Newer Guidance on the Wearing of Masks In Connecticut’s Schools.)

On August 31, 2020, the State Department of Education (SDE) issued via “Addendum 11” revised “Interim Guidance” on the wearing of masks in Connecticut’s schools....more

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Georgia Schools Required To Screen Staff And Students While Conflict Between State And City Orders Remains

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a July 15 Executive Order that imposes new requirements on Georgia schools to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and that reiterates the supremacy of state law over local orders and...more

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Back-To-School FAQs For Educational Institutions During The COVID-19 Era

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As the country begins to re-emerge amid the COVID-19 pandemic, whether and when any particular school will be ready to return for the upcoming school year and at what level will depend on the individual school, its location,...more

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Coronavirus Disease - 2019: A Guide for Illinois Schools

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Since the first reported case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019, school districts in Illinois have been preparing for a potential outbreak within the state. In so doing, school...more

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