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Recent Court and Complaint Decisions
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) maintains a record of special education court decisions, due process hearing decisions and complaint decisions issued. Those served within the last few months are found below, while other files may be found by using the Complaints, Hearings, and Letters Search Engine. All of the current and historical rulings are posted there. To make staying updated even easier simply sign up for the MDE e-mail updates feature by clicking on the icon found to the left and selecting this page from the compliance and assistance drop down list. You will receive notice anytime new information is posted on this page.
Hearing 08-002H Motion
 57Kb (11/15/07)
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| Parent is required to permit District access to medical and mental health records, but District is not required to pay for IEE from provider it objected to. | |
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Hearing 08-011HM
29Kb (6/12/08)
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| Harassment of student with a disability is a legitimate issue for due process hearing. | |
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Hearing 08-022HM1
18Kb (6/12/08)
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| Request for hearing was sufficient. | |
Complaint Decisions
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Complaint 08-032C
137Kb (3/13/08)
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| The student’s IEP was not implemented as written and did not address all required areas of transmission. | |
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Complaint 08-052C
158Kb (9/26/08)
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| In determining whether an IEP has been reviewed annually the relevant dates are the meeting dates. | |
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Complaint 08-053C
162Kb (9/26/08)
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| District Failed to ensure each EA developed sufficient knowledge in their notes and responsibilities before or immediately upon employment. | |
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Complaint 08-056C
161Kb (6/13/08)
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| The District considered the Individual Educational Evaluation(IEE), but failed to provide prior written notice of procedural safeguards. | |
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Complaint 08-057C
202Kb (9/26/08)
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| District failed to ensure student continued to received FAPE while in the interim alternative setting, failed to revise the student's IEP as necessary. | |
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Complaint 08-059C
84Kb (9/26/08)
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| The district was implementing the student's IEP as written and appropriately determined he did not have ESY needs. | |
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Complaint 08-062C
97Kb (9/26/08)
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| The district failed to review and revise students IEPand the district failed to implement the student's IEP. | |
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Complaint 08-065C
92Kb (9/26/08)
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| A social worker is not authorized under MN rule to place a student in care and treatment. | |
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Complaint 08-066C
104Kb (9/26/08)
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| The district failed to timely provide the student homebound services. | |
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Complaint 08-069C
141Kb (9/26/08)
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| Student spent time in general education and special education setting. No violation over placement decision or implementation. | |
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Complaint 08-072C
96Kb (9/26/08)
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| The eighth grade student did not receive indirect DAPE services and insufficient accommodations in health. | |
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Complaint 08-076C
111Kb (9/26/08)
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| District did not fail to consider an outside evaluation provided by the complainant to the district | |
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Complaint 08-078C
153Kb (9/26/08)
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| The district failed to provide the student the required amount of school social worker services, and corrective action was taken. | |
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Complaint 08-080C
138Kb (9/26/08)
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| District failed to implement student's BIP, failed to conduct FBA prior to using time-out room, failed to revise student's IEP prior to using the time-out room, failed to document the length of time spent in each time-out procedure and the number of occurrences each school day. | |
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Complaint 08-082C
193Kb (9/26/08)
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| District failed to include supplementary aids and services for nonacademic activities in student's IEP. | |