ISBE due-process decision · FY 2012
Illinois due-process decision 2012-0121: split decision
The parents unilaterally placed their son in a private therapeutic day school and alleged predetermination and IEP failures. The hearing officer found for the parents on six of seven issues and ordered reimbursement and next-summer ESY, but denied another funded school year.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Private/residential placement & reimbursementIEP adequacy/implementationProcedural/parent-participationExtended school year (ESY)Compensatory education
Relief ordered
Reimbursement for 2011 ESY and 2011-12 private school costs, 2012 ESY at public expense, new IEP; 2012-13 private placement denied.
From the decision
Parents met their burden of proof on six of the seven issues.
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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