Brugger v. Joseph Academy, Inc.

The defendant, Joseph Academy, Inc. (the academy), is a private, not-for-profit corporation serving special education students pursuant to contracts with various local public school districts. In this appeal, the academy requests that we reconsider the criteria this court recently adopted in Carroll v. Paddock, 199 Ill. 2d 16 (2002), for identifying local public entities under section 1 — 206 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (the Act) (745 ILCS 10/ 1 — 206 (West 2000)). Alternatively, the academy argues that it qualifies for immunity under the Carroll…