ISBE due-process decision · FY 2022
Illinois due-process decision 2022-0130: district prevailed
The parent alleged the district failed to revise the IEP and behavior plan for sensory needs and opposed a therapeutic day school placement. The hearing officer found the district provided FAPE and that a therapeutic day school is the least restrictive environment.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Janet Maxwell-WickettFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
IEP adequacy/implementationPlacement/LREBehavior/discipline/manifestationRelated services
Relief ordered
None to parent; therapeutic day school placement per the IEP upheld.
From the decision
Parent’s requested relief is hereby denied and Parent’s due process complaint notice, as amended, is hereby dismissed with prejudice.
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