IDEA Complaint Decision 19-096
On December 10, 2019, the Department of Public Instruction (department) received a complaint under state and federal special education law from XXXXX (complainant) against the XXXXX (district). On December 16, 2019, the department received a similar complaint from XXXXX (complainant) against the school district. This is the department’s decision regarding that complaint. The issues are whether the district, since December 10, 2018, improperly utilized seclusion and/or physical restraint with several students with disabilities.