Township High School District 211
Recent News About Township High School District 211
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Judge ends ex-Palatine HS teacher's suit vs activist she claims got her fired over anti-BLM statements
A Cook County judge said Township High School District 211 fired the teacher for "her own conduct," so she can't sue the activist and current D211 board member she says targeted her for posting comments on Facebook critical of anti-racism protests in 2020 -
Massive parents' class action says Pritzker, schools overstepped authority by imposing mask, COVID quarantine rules
The lawsuit targets Gov. JB Pritzker, as well as nearly 150 school districts statewide, including at least 69 districts from throughout the Chicago area. -
Palatine H.S. teacher was fired for her Facebook posts, not defamation, says school board member, BLM activist
A Cook County judge is again deciding whether to dismiss the lawsuit brought by an ex-Palatine High School teacher who says a Black Lives Matter activist, who has since been elected to the Palatine school board, wrongly accused her of racism, leading to her being fired. -
Ex-Palatine H.S. teacher fired for anti-riot, anti-BLM Facebook posts files First Amendment suit vs District 211, school board members
Plaintiff Jeanne Hedgepeth says Palatine Township High School District 211 and school board members should be made to pay for violating her First Amendment speech rights. She is separately suing a Black Lives Matter activist and current District 211 board member who she says falsely accused her of being a racist. -
Ex-Palatine H.S. teacher OK to continue suit vs BLM activist for allegedly calling her racist, getting her fired
A Cook County judge says current Palatine District 211 school board member Tim McGowan can't get the lawsuit dismissed. -
Fired Palatine H.S. teacher sues local BLM organizer for defamation over Facebook posts accusing her of racism
A former Palatine High School teacher fired last summer, allegedly for her response on social media to Black Lives Matter protests, has sued a local BLM protest organizer for allegedly smearing her reputation on Facebook, leading to her termination. -
Judge: Lawsuit to continue vs D211 over gender 'affirmation policy;' alleges violates students' Title IX, religious rights
A group of parents and high school students in Chicago’s northwest suburbs have won the chance to continue with their lawsuit against one of the state’s largest public high school districts, asserting the district violated students’ rights by imposing a policy to allow transgender students to use the locker room and restrooms of their choice, and allegedly shaming anyone who disagreed. -
Appeals court: Palatine grad’s motion for locker room access rendered moot by graduation
A transgender former student who sued over access to Palatine High School’s girls’ locker room saw an appeal dismissed last week when an appellate panel said she could not continue to press for an injunction forcing the school district to grant access, when she had already graduated. -
Judge: Palatine High OK under IL Human Rights law to limit transgender student's access to girls' locker room
A Cook County judge has refused the request of a transgender high school student in Palatine for an injunction ordering the school to provide the student with unrestricted access to the girls’ locker room at Palatine High School. -
IL Supreme Court: Conant High School can't be sued for student's gym class floor hockey eye injury
The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed an appellate ruling, saying a Cook County judge was right to toss a suburban high school student’s suit, because the suit did not show a gym teacher was at fault for failing to make students wear goggles during a floor hockey game, which left the student with an injured eye. -
Student hurt in floor hockey game should be allowed to sue Conant H.S., District 211, appeals panel says
The state’s largest public high school district, serving students from several communities in northwest suburban Cook County, will need to defend against a personal injury lawsuit brought by a Conant High School student who said a gym teacher’s decision to not require eye protection for students playing floor hockey left him with an injured eye.