ISBE due-process decision · FY 2018
Illinois due-process decision 2015-0518: split decision
The parents challenged the district's programming, staffing, transition services and IEP process for a student with multiple complex needs. The hearing officer found FAPE was provided except for four months without a qualified special education teacher, ordered a specified program and compensatory peer activities.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Mary SchwartzFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
FAPE denialProcedural/parent-participationPlacement/LRECompensatory education
Relief ordered
IEP with specified program and related-service minutes; compensatory education through peer activities for four-month FAPE denial.
From the decision
The district shall provide compensatory education to the student for the FAPE denial found in the first four months of school year 2016-17.
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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