ISBE due-process decision · FY 2009
Illinois due-process decision 2009-0064: district prevailed
The district sought approval of an IEP placing the student in a therapeutic day school after escalating behavior, while the parent revoked consent and wanted a return to the home school without services. The hearing officer upheld the IEP and overrode the revocation.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The school district
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREIEP adequacy/implementationBehavior/discipline/manifestationEligibility/evaluation/child find
Relief ordered
District ordered to implement the proposed IEP; parent's request for home school placement denied.
From the decision
The District is ordered to implement the IEP for the Student dated August 26, 2008.
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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