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Appeals court says CPS can close Urban Prep; Chicago school closing moratorium doesn't apply to charter schools
The state appeals panel said Cook County Judge Anna Loftus was wrong to block CPS from seizing control at Urban Prep by determining a state law blocking CPS from closing schools until a school board could be elected applied to charter schools, as well as traditional CPS-managed schools -
CPS must give ex-Urban Prep CEO full records CPS used to justify his ouster
A judge said Chicago Public Schools can't keep under wraps the full record school officials used to justify the forced removal of Urban Prep Academies founder and ex-CEO Timothy King -
Judge: CPS can't shut down, take over Urban Prep until at least early 2025
A Cook County judge has ruled Chicago Public Schools' attempt to seize control at the successful, but controversy-plagued Urban Prep Academies charter high schools violated a state moratorium on public school closures until Chicago can elect and seat a new Board of Education in January 2025 -
Filing: Chicago Public Schools 'brazenly' refusing to comply with court order to keep Urban Prep open
Leaders at Urban Prep Academies are asking a Cook County judge to find CPS in contempt, because CPS is continuing with plans to take control at charter high school, despite appeals court's restraining order -
Urban Prep lawsuit: CPS has no authority under IL law to take over charter schools without closing them
Urban Prep Academies, charter high schools known nationally for helping young Black males from Chicago's South Side succeed academically, says Chicago Public Schools is attempting to sidestep state law in a bid to force them out and take over their schools -
Class action claims CPS didn't pay coaches for 'hundreds of hours' of work
The lawsuit asserts Chicago Public Schools claimed there weren't enough students on particular teams to justify paying the non-teacher coaches, who said they had agreed to work for a stipend and claimed they had met all of the terms and conditions to qualify for payment. -
CPS to pay $9.25M to settle CTU lawsuits over alleged racial discrimination in school 'turnaround' program
Chicago Public Schools said the turnaround program resulted in better schools for all students. Chicago Teachers Union said it resulted in discriminatory layoffs of Black teachers -
CPS can't force teachers to get COVID vax, get tested, or get fired, Springfield judge says
Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow says Chicago Public Schools lacks authority under state law to enforce its so-called vax-or-test mandate, and also can't rely on its contract with the Chicago Teachers Union to sidestep the law -
Federal appeals panel agrees past Chicago Public Schools layoffs weren't racist, dealing another blow to CTU
Union said Black workers were disproportionately laid off in 2011, while CPS blamed declining enrollment. -
Attorneys general urge SCOTUS to rule that CTU violated teachers' speech rights by taking dues after teachers said stop
Attorneys general from Texas, Arizona, Missouri and 13 other states filed a brief in support of the class action lawsuit on behalf of 24,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers and other workers vs the Chicago Teachers Union. -
IL Supreme Court says school board may suspend, rather than fire, teachers during termination process
Forcing a school system to either fire or reinstate a teacher, rather than suspending them, once termination proceedings begin, would "eviscerate" the ability of school boards to set rules and run their school districts, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled. -
IL appeals court denies new life to lawsuit from ex-Ogden School principal over removal
A state appeals panel has rejected an attempt by a suspended Chicago international school principal to challenge the Chicago Board of Education's hearing process that resulted in his removal from his job. -
Appeals panel: CPS worker doesn't need to prove work environment 'hellish' to press discrimination suit
A federal appeals panel in Chicago has revived a man's racial discrimination lawsuit against the Chicago Public Schools, saying the man doesn't need to demonstrate his workplace was "hellish" to accuse his supervisor of discrimination. -
Chicago teacher is accused of leading yoga retreat to Nicaragua while on disability leave
The Chicago school board is suing a teacher, alleging she owes $18,000 after leading a yoga retreat in Nicaragua while on disability leave. -
Chicago teacher claims she was terminated due to others' false statements
A teacher is suing the Chicago Board of Education, citing alleged defamation and wrongful termination. -
Appeals court: Shriver Center's FOIA request for school cop misconduct reports too burdensome
A state appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an attempt to force the Chicago Board of Education to turn over documents and records concerning complaints the Chicago Public Schools may have received concerning police or security at Chicago's schools, as part of an effort by a social action group to expose what it believes is school discipline that contributes to the "school-to-prison pipeline." -
Popular school principal sues CPS over ouster, says attendance falsification charges unsubstantiated
A principal of a Chicago international school – seemingly popular with many students’ parents and others in the community - has filed suit against the city’s board of education, claiming the board is trying to remove him on unsubstantiated charges. -
Student's lawsuit holds Chicago school board responsible for fractured ankle
A young man and his mother are suing the Chicago Board of Education, alleging the board's failure to keep its school premises safe resulted in injury. -
Chicago Board of Education, others allegedly failed to prevent sexual harassment by janitor contractor
A mother and her minor child are suing Aramark Education K-12, Vargas Group Inc., the Chicago Board of Education and an employee of Vargas for alleged harassment and negligence. -
Illinois appeals court says Chicago Board of Education not liable for off-campus attack
An Illinois appellate panel has ruled that the Chicago Board of Education is immune from a lawsuit involving a high school student who allegedly was attacked by another student off campus, according to a decision filed on April 24 in the Illinois First District Appellate Court.