ISBE due-process decision · FY 2016
Illinois due-process decision 2016-0077: split decision
A noncustodial parent alleged the district failed to send her required IDEA notices and procedural safeguards and denied her access to records. The hearing officer found several notice failures without impeded participation and rejected the records claim, ordering prospective compliance only.
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Procedural/parent-participationEligibility/evaluation/child find
Relief ordered
District ordered to send IDEA notices to the mother's current address and not restrict her access to records.
From the decision
District is ordered to provide Mother with IDEA notices at her current address.
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