Nov 19, 2019 | 
Merry Rhoades
by Elizabeth Kelly and Merry Rhoades Last week, the Illinois General Assembly wrapped up its fall veto session. Notably, one of the items on the veto session agenda was HB 3586 ““ the new law from August 2019 impacting school districts and special education...
Feb 22, 2018 | Merry Rhoades
Planning for a Student Protest or Demonstration The tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida has inspired a national dialogue on the causes of school shootings and the appropriate policies to address these all-too-frequent occurrences....
Sep 19, 2017 | 
Laura E. HemmerMerry RhoadesRobert L. Jackstadt
Beginning September 19, 2017 Teach Illinois will release a series of webinars featuring six Tueth Keeney attorneys unpacking and working through the landmark school funding reform bill that became law in Illinois on August 31, 2017. This new law, SB 1947, not only...
Mar 29, 2017 | Merry Rhoades
Tueth Keeney attorney Merry Rhoades presented a webinar for Teach Illinois on March 28, 2017. Merry spoke on the subject of Restorative Justice in Illinois School law, including the significant revisions to student discipline procedures imposed by Senate Bill 100. ...
Jun 22, 2012 | Merry Rhoades
Merry Rhoades from Tueth Keeney Law Firm assisted in updating the “Illinois Council of School Attorneys’ Guide to Illinois Statutes Affecting Schools, which serves as a handy reference to those Illinois statures that are not in The School Code but but...
