ISBE due-process decision · FY 2012
Illinois due-process decision 2012-0223: split decision
In a bifurcated hearing on the parent's request for six IEEs at public expense, the hearing officer upheld the district's evaluations in four areas and transition planning, but ruled for the parent on assistive technology and vision. Other issues were set for a later hearing.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Independent educational evaluation (IEE)Eligibility/evaluation/child findTransition/secondary services
Relief ordered
District AT and vision assessments with IEP meeting; one-third of the parent's expert witness costs; other IEE requests denied.
From the decision
The ruling is split (though not evenly) between a finding in part for the District and a finding in part for the Parent.
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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