On April 27, 2004, the Department of Public Instruction received a complaint under state and federal special education law from XXXXX against the Milwaukee Public Schools. This is the department's decision regarding that complaint. The issues are whether the district:
Carolyn Stanford Taylor
Assistant State Superintendent
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- during the 2003-2004 school year, properly developed a student's placement, changed the student's school of attendance, and placed the student into homebound instruction without conducting an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting; and
- between February 1, 2004, and April 9, 2004, improperly excluded the student from school and did not implement his IEP.
Carolyn Stanford Taylor
Assistant State Superintendent
Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy Dec/jfd