ISBE due-process decision · FY 2014
Illinois due-process decision 2013-0418: district prevailed
The parents sought reimbursement for and prospective funding of a unilateral residential placement, alleging the therapeutic day school IEP, goals and transition plan denied FAPE. The hearing officer found FAPE was provided and residential placement was driven by out-of-school behavior; all relief denied.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Beatriz Diaz-PollackFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
FAPE denialPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementTransition/secondary servicesIEP adequacy/implementation
Relief ordered
Reimbursement and prospective residential placement denied; IEP meeting required only if the student re-enrolls.
From the decision
Petitioners have not met their burden of proof to establish that School District failed to provide a FAPE
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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