ISBE due-process decision · FY 2024
Illinois due-process decision 2024-0015: split decision
The district sought a ruling that its IEP placing the student in a private therapeutic day school provided FAPE, plus an order compelling parental consent to applications. The hearing officer upheld the IEP but found no authority to compel consent, denying that relief.
Outcome: Split decisionDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Mary Jo StruszFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The school district
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREIEP adequacy/implementationProcedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
IEP found appropriate; district's request to compel parental consent to therapeutic day school applications denied.
From the decision
This Hearing Officer does not have the authority under the IDEA to override the Parent's refusal to provide consent
ISBE removes the district's and student's names from every decision, so this case can't be linked to a specific district. The summary and outcome label were drafted with AI assistance from the decision's full text and checked against its order (how); the decision PDF is the authoritative record. This is not legal advice.
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