ISBE due-process decision · FY 2010
Illinois due-process decision 2010-0005: parent prevailed
The parents rejected the district's proposed multi-disability self-contained placement and sought funding of their home-based ABA program. The hearing officer found the district's placement inappropriate and the home program appropriate, ordering the district to fund it for the school year.
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementFAPE denial
Relief ordered
District to fund the home-based program ($95,000) for the school year including ESY, plus two hours weekly of supervised peer-interaction opportunities.
From the decision
The Parents' request for funding of their home based program is granted in the amount of ninety-five thousand dollars
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