ISBE due-process decision · FY 2019
Illinois due-process decision 2019-0194: split decision
The parent alleged the district failed to timely provide an IEP and then offered an inadequate one. The hearing officer ordered reimbursement for private residential school costs until the December 2018 IEP, but found that IEP and its self-contained program placement appropriate.
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
IEP adequacy/implementationPrivate/residential placement & reimbursementPlacement/LREProcedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
Reimbursement of private residential school tuition and expenses from September 6 to December 7, 2018.
From the decision
The District shall reimburse Mother, within 60 calendar days after receiving receipts
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