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A summary is presented of the proposed emergency rules on the practice of isolation and seclusion in public schools by the Illinois State Board of Education as of December 2019.

The article provides information on the Bryant v. Oak Forest High School District #228 Board of Education, filed in Illinois in 2007. A student's father claimed that in disciplinary actions involving his son, the high school principal demonstrated racial discrimination and therefore violated the Equal Protection Clause. Nobody in the district reportedly acted on the parent's claim, despite receiving letters about it. The Northern District Court of Illinois concluded that the superintendent is not immune from liability for civil damages.

The article reports on an Illinois law passed in August 2015 that changes the school disciplinary policies of the state, especially the limitations for suspension and expulsion. Topics addressed include an overview of the policies before and after the new law, the opinions of several administrators regarding the change, and specific experiences of the issue in Chicago schools.

The article reports that the School Code has been amended by lawmakers in Illinois which will enable school boards to suspend or expel students who commit gross disobedience or misconduct online.