FACTS FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DATABASE:
http://www.edresourcesohio.org/index.php?slug=complaint-database
The O.D.E. database shows approximately:
252 "decisions", which include:
242 administrative decisions
10 court cases.
The 242 administrative decisions include:
70 "sufficiency" determinations
105 first tier (IHO) decisions
67 second tier (SLRO) decisions.
The 70 Sufficiency Decisions include:
30 sufficient
40 insufficient
The 105 first tier (IHO) decisions include:
80 school district prevailing
25 parents prevailing--
of the 80 decisions favoring school districts, approximately 67 appealed.
The 67 second tier (SLRO) decisions include:
58 favoring school districts
9 favoring parents.
HOWEVER:
The 67 second tier (SLRO) decisions include:
56 issued by currently appointed SLROs;
11 issued by now non-commissioned SLROs
the 11 non-active SLRO decisions include:
7 favoring school districts
5 favoring parents.
The 56 decisions by the three currently appointed SLROs include:
54 for school districts
4 for parents.
The 54 decisions favoring school districts include:
3 reversing lower tier IHO opinions favoring parents.
So, what do you suppose all that suggests?