      In the argument of its brief, the employer says, without citation to the

record, that telecommunications supervisors "have discretion as to whether they will

issue a written reprimand." See 177 Ill. 2d R. 341(e)(7) ("Argument, which shall contain

the contentions of the appellant and the reasons therefor, with citation of the authorities

and the pages of the record relied on"). In the "Statement of Facts" in its brief, the

employer cites Mitchell's testimony that she once disciplined an employee for late

arrival. But when one reads the rest of Mitchell's testimony, it becomes apparent that

she herself was not the one who imposed the discipline. She testified that she

recommended to the assistant bureau chief that the employee receive a letter of

reprimand and, as a result of her recommendation, theA group chat between members of the Lawrence (Kansas) football team that mocked transgender students has led to widespread condemnation on the part of their fellow students and a full sit-in to demand they be punished.

As reported by the Kansas City Star, as many as 100 Lawrence students staged an on campus sit-in to demonstrate their disapproval of a hateful football team group chat that mocked transgender students and was subsequently shared across the campus.

According to the Star, the initial 40 students who took part in the sit-in provided school administrators with a list of demands, which included suspensions and mandatory LGBTQ education classes for students who wrote the hateful comments in the senior class group chat. That group includes some of the school’s football players, who could