ISBE due-process decision · FY 2008
Illinois due-process decision 2008-0289: split decision
The parents opposed a move to an emotional disability program outside the neighborhood school. The hearing officer upheld the district's placement but found it failed to implement the IEP and monitor attendance, awarding compensatory tutoring or GED tuition.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREIEP adequacy/implementationCompensatory educationProcedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
40 hours of compensatory tutoring; GED program tuition if the student withdraws. District placement upheld.
From the decision
The District failed to provide the Student with adequate monitoring or to notify his Parents of his lack of class attendance
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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