IDEA Complaint Decision 16-051
On July 5, 2016 (form dated June 7, 2016), the Department of Public Instruction (department) received a complaint from XXXXX against Milwaukee Public Schools. This is the department’s decision regarding that complaint. The issues are whether the district, during the 2015-16 school year, properly documented and counted disciplinary removals, including suspensions, for a student with a disability; and improperly utilized physical restraint on a student with a disability.