ISBE due-process decision · FY 2009
Illinois due-process decision 2009-0198: split decision
The district filed to defend its reevaluation after the parents requested IEEs; several evaluation areas settled. The hearing officer found the psychological evaluation appropriate but held the district erred by not conducting an occupational therapy evaluation, ordering an OT IEE at public expense.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The school district
Issues in dispute
Independent educational evaluation (IEE)Eligibility/evaluation/child find
Relief ordered
District to pay for an independent occupational therapy evaluation; psychological IEE denied.
From the decision
We therefore order the District to pay for an independent educational evaluation in the area of occupational therapy.
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