ISBE due-process decision · FY 2025
Illinois due-process decision 2024-0228: district prevailed
The pro se parent sought to keep the student at his current private therapeutic day school after the district decided to change the site for his IEP. The hearing officer found no meaningful progress there and allowed a move to another therapeutic day school.
Outcome: District prevailedDisability: Emotional DisabilityHearing officer: Janet Maxwell-WickettFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Placement/LREIEP adequacy/implementation
Relief ordered
None for parent; district permitted to place student at an alternate therapeutic day school and parent ordered to cooperate.
From the decision
Parent's requested relief to maintain the Student in his current therapeutic day school, FS, is hereby denied.
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