ISBE due-process decision · FY 2016
Illinois due-process decision 2015-0031: district prevailed
In a bifurcated hearing on consolidated complaints, the district defended seven triennial evaluations after the parent requested IEEs in all areas. The hearing officer found every district evaluation appropriate and denied IEEs at public expense.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Janet Maxwell-WickettFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
Both the parent and the district
Issues in dispute
Independent educational evaluation (IEE)Eligibility/evaluation/child find
Relief ordered
None; IEEs in all seven areas denied.
From the decision
the Parent is not entitled to an IEE paid for at District expense in any of the above areas.
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