ISBE due-process decision · FY 2017
Illinois due-process decision 2016-0445: split decision
The parents sought reimbursement for private schools and therapy and prospective private placement. The hearing officer found a FAPE denial from failure to re-evaluate and name a placement, granted reimbursement, rejected procedural claims, and ordered an independent re-evaluation instead of prospective placement.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Jennifer LeisnerFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
FAPE denialEligibility/evaluation/child findPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementIndependent educational evaluation (IEE)Procedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
Tuition, transportation and psychotherapy reimbursement; third-party re-evaluation at public expense; student stays at private school pending new IEP.
From the decision
The School District is to conduct a full re-evaluation of the Student at public expense, and by a third-party evaluator
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