ISBE due-process decision · FY 2011
Illinois due-process decision 2011-0063: parent prevailed
The parent and district disagreed on whether a student with post-concussion syndrome should be taught at home or in a school alternative classroom. The hearing officer found no school setting could safely serve him and ordered a homebound placement.
Outcome: Parent prevailedDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Placement/LRE
Relief ordered
IEP mandating homebound instruction starting at one hour daily, increasing as tolerated.
From the decision
First, the IEP will mandate a homebound placement.
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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