ISBE due-process decision · FY 2016
Illinois due-process decision 2015-0370: district prevailed
The parents sought an out-of-state residential placement, arguing the therapeutic day school could not provide needed intensity. The hearing officer found the IEP appropriate, the student progressing, and residential placement needed for supervisory or medical rather than educational reasons, denying relief.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: AutismHearing officer: Kathleen FuhrmannFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Private/residential placement & reimbursementPlacement/LREIEP adequacy/implementationTransition/secondary services
Relief ordered
None; residential placement denied.
From the decision
The Parents' request for relief is denied.
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