ISBE Reverses Course on School Discipline Rule

After several private schools had their recognition status restored by the courts saying the state was treating them differently than public schools, the Illinois State Board of Education will now submit a rule on how to discipline districts that don’t comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate. Last month ISBE told the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules it had no intention of filing rules. This week the agency said it will file rules in the coming days.