ISBE due-process decision · FY 2012
Illinois due-process decision 2012-0035: district prevailed
After a prior case, the parent sought to keep the student at a private therapeutic day school and raised several FAPE claims. The hearing officer found the public school IEP provided FAPE in the LRE, rejected the other claims, and ordered return to public school.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementIEP adequacy/implementationRelated servicesOther
Relief ordered
None; student to return to the public school placement under the existing IEP.
From the decision
The preponderance of the evidence presented by the parties at hearing supported District's position that the IEP developed for Student
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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