ISBE due-process decision · FY 2008
Illinois due-process decision 2008-0105: district prevailed
The district sought to implement a transfer student's IEP calling for a self-contained learning disabilities classroom at a cooperative program; the parents wanted the neighborhood school. The hearing officer upheld the cooperative placement as appropriate and the least restrictive environment.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The school district
Issues in dispute
Placement/LRE
Relief ordered
District authorized to place student in cooperative LD instructional classroom; IEP to be revised.
From the decision
A placement at the LD instructional classroom at [cooperative] is appropriate and meets the needs of the Student
ISBE removes the district's and student's names from every decision, so this case can't be linked to a specific district. The summary and outcome label were drafted with AI assistance from the decision's full text and checked against its order (how); the decision PDF is the authoritative record. This is not legal advice.
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