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ARTICLE · 15 JULY 2024

ISBE Releases Guidance Document On Residential Placements

ISBE released a guidance document on residential placements, Guidance on PA 95-0844 and PA 95-0938. The document answers frequently asked questions related to residential...

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Jennifer Smith
Jennifer Smith

ISBE released a guidance document on residential placements, Guidance on PA 95-0844 and PA 95-0938. The document answers frequently asked questions related to residential placements of general education and special education students, as well as students who are placed in residential placements by state agencies and students in the care of the DCFS or who are experiencing homelessness. Although consideration should be given to the guidance, hearing officers and courts are not required to follow it, so school districts should exercise independent judgment when making determinations on residential placements.

The guidance advises that school districts should only place a special education student into a residential facility if that placement is determined to be the least restrictive environment for the student by the student's IEP team, and that school districts are not responsible for paying for special education students whose parents unilaterally enroll them in

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