ISBE due-process decision · FY 2011
Illinois due-process decision 2011-0123: district prevailed
Pro se parents wanted the student to stay at the regular high school rather than move to a cooperative public day school. The hearing officer found the parents did not meet their burden and upheld the day school placement.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREIEP adequacy/implementation
Relief ordered
None; placement at the public day school upheld.
From the decision
The Hearing Officer finds that the Parents have not met their Burden of Proving their allegations against the District
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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