ISBE due-process decision · FY 2022
Illinois due-process decision 2022-0099: district prevailed
The district sought an expedited interim placement in a therapeutic day school to evaluate a student suspected of a disability whose behavior was dangerous. The parents did not appear. The hearing officer found all factors met and granted a 45-day placement.
Filed by
The school district
Issues in dispute
Behavior/discipline/manifestationPlacement/LREEligibility/evaluation/child find
Relief ordered
Up to 45 school days in a therapeutic day school for a case study evaluation; parents ordered to cooperate.
From the decision
change the Student’s placement to an appropriate interim alternative educational setting, a therapeutic day school
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