ISBE due-process decision · FY 2025
Illinois due-process decision 2024-0246: parent prevailed
In an expedited hearing after the student's expulsion for bringing a pocketknife, the parents challenged the manifestation determination for ignoring their therapist's report. The hearing officer found the team lacked all relevant information and granted the parents' request for a supplemental manifestation review.
Outcome: Parent prevailedDisability: Other Health ImpairmentHearing officer: Rhonda WalkerFull decision (PDF, ISBE)
Filed by
The parent
Issues in dispute
Behavior/discipline/manifestationProcedural/parent-participation
Relief ordered
District to conduct a supplemental manifestation determination review considering the student's therapist's findings.
From the decision
The Parents' requested relief is hereby granted.
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