ISBE due-process decision · FY 2009
Illinois due-process decision 2009-0110: split decision
The parent alleged failures to implement stay-put and IEP services, transportation supports and assistive technology for a medically fragile student, and breach of an old settlement. The hearing officer found FAPE denials and ordered compensatory services, but rejected the settlement claim and dismissed non-IDEA claims.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Intellectual DisabilityHearing officer: Mary SchwartzFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
IEP adequacy/implementationRelated servicesCompensatory educationProcedural/parent-participationOther
Relief ordered
Make-up therapy; touch-screen laptop; AAC/AT evaluation and training; extra speech therapy; 1:1 bus aide; increased nursing; bus lift and harness.
From the decision
the settlement agreement, now over eight years old, does not apply today
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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