ISBE due-process decision · FY 2012
Illinois due-process decision 2012-0405: district prevailed
The parent alleged the school's discipline policy and a proposed more restrictive placement denied FAPE and were retaliatory, and sought compensatory tutoring; the district sought to reevaluate without consent. The hearing officer denied the parent's requests and authorized the district's reevaluation.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Full decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
Both the parent and the district
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREBehavior/discipline/manifestationProcedural/parent-participationEligibility/evaluation/child findCompensatory education
Relief ordered
None for the parent; district permitted to conduct a full reevaluation without parental consent.
From the decision
HELD: For District on its request to conduct a re-evaluation of Student and against Parent on her various requests for relief.
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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