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This bill amends the Illinois School Code to expand the grounds for dismissing teachers by adding three specific scenarios: releasing student record information to unauthorized parties, engaging in aggressive physical contact with a student or staff member that does not promote safety, and disparaging a student or staff member based on protected characteristics. Currently, teachers can be dismissed for reasons like incompetency, cruelty, negligence, or immorality, and this bill provides more explicit guidelines about what constitutes "other sufficient cause" for dismissal. The bill also updates the language to be gender-neutral by removing the term "he" when referring to a teacher. The new provisions aim to protect students and staff by giving school boards clearer authority to remove teachers who engage in conduct that could be harmful or discriminatory. The bill is effective immediately and modifies Section 10-22.4 of the School Code, which governs teacher dismissal procedures. Importantly, the bill maintains existing protections that prevent dismissal based on temporary mental or physical incapacity or marriage status.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2670&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104