CL vs. Mars Area School District
This is a redacted version of the original decision. Select details have been removed from the decision to preserve anonymity of the student. The redactions do not affect the substance of the document. Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: C. L. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: December 16, 2015 January 21,…
JW vs. Waynesboro Area School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: J.W. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17641-1516KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Waynesboro Area School District 210 Clayton Ave. Waynesboro, PA 17268 Representative: Phillip Drumheiser, Esq. 2202 Circle Road Carlisle, PA 17013 Tammy Flail Esq. 1301 Masons Mill Business Park 1800 […]
DR vs. North Penn School District
PENNSYLVANIA Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION D. R. Date of Birth: xx/xx/xx ODR File No.: 6513/05-06 AS Dates of Hearing: June 5, 2006 Closed Hearing Parties to the Hearing: Parent North Penn School District 401 East Hancock Street Lansdale, PA 19446 Representatives: Mark W. Voigt, Esquire Plymouth Meeting Executive Campus, Suite 400 600 West Germantown […]
GD vs. West Chester Area School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: G. D. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: May 17, 2016 June 3, 2016 CLOSED HEARING ODR Case #17510-1516AS Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] West Chester Area School District 829 Paoli Pike West Chester, PA 19380-4551 Representative: David Arnold, Esquire 920 Matsonford Road Suite 106 West […]
JH vs. Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: J. H. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17636-15-16-KE OPEN HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School 4050 Crums Mill Road, Su. 303 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Representative: Pro Se Kimberly M. Colonna, Esquire McNees, Wallace & Nurick, LLC 100 Pine Street, P.O. Box […]
PC vs. West Chester Area School District
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: P.C. ODR #17101 / 15-16 KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: January 19, 2016 March 1, 2016 March 23, 2016 April 29, 20016 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] West Chester Area School District 829 Paoli Pike West Chester, PA […]
MH vs. Lower Merion School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: M. H. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 2/17/2016 and 4/21/2016 CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 17247-15-16 Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] Local Education Agency Lower Merion School District 301 E. Montgomery Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003-3338 Representative: Parent Attorney Pro Se LEA Attorney Amy Brooks […]
Should I hire an Education Lawyer?
Should I hire an Education Lawyer? When you have a dispute with your school district you may feel like a student again; a student who was just told by a teacher to do something with the justification, “becuase I said so.” It was frustrating to receive such an “I know better than you” response as a child, but […]
ML vs. Lower Merion School District
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Student: M.L. ODR #17597 / 15-16 KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: May 18, 2016 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Lower Merion School District 301 E. Montgomery Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003 Representative: David Arnold, Esquire 920 Matsonford Road Suite 106 […]
RM vs. Dover Area School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: R.M. ODR #17588 / 15-16 KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: May 16, 2016 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Dover Area School District 2 School Lane Dover, PA 17315 Representative: Daniel Fennick, Esquire Anderson, Converse & Fennick 1423 East […]