ISBE due-process decision · FY 2017
Illinois due-process decision 2016-0487: district prevailed
The parents sought reimbursement for a unilateral out-of-state residential school. The hearing officer found the district denied FAPE through flawed IEPs and a missed transition meeting, but denied reimbursement because the parents did not prove the private school was appropriate.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Specific Learning DisabilityHearing officer: Philip MilskFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Private/residential placement & reimbursementFAPE denialProcedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
None; tuition reimbursement denied.
From the decision
the Parents request for reimbursement by the School District for tuition and costs... be and is hereby denied.
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