AP vs. Shamokin Area School District

Thisisaredactedversionoftheoriginaldecision.Selectdetailshavebeenremovedfromthedecision topreserveanonymityofthestudent.Theredactionsdonotaffectthesubstanceofthedocument. DECISION COVER SHEET DUE PROCESS SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING FILE NUMBER: 17044/15-16KE RESPONDENT/SCHOOL DISTRICT (LEA): Shamokin Area School District SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNSEL: Shawn Lochinger, Esquire STUDENT: A.P. PARENT: [Parent(s)] COUNSEL FOR STUDENT/PARENT Drew Christian, Esquire INITIATING PARTY: Parent DATE OF DUE PROCESS COMPLAINT: November 17, 2015 DATE OF HEARING: March 3 and 4, 2016…

TL vs. Blackhawk School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: T. L. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 16274-14-15 KE Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] Local Education Agency Blackhawk School District 500 Blackhawk Road Beaver Falls, PA 15010-1410 Representative: Parent Attorneys Jeffrey J. Ruder, Esquire Michelle Kline, Esquire 429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 450 […]

IR vs. Stroudsburg Area School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: I.R. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17114-15-16-AS CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent(s) Stroudsburg Area School District 123 Linden Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Representative: James J. Conaboy, Esquire Abrahamsen, Conaboy & Abrahamsen, P.C. 1006 Pittston Avenue Scranton, PA 18505 Kristine Roddick, Esquire King, Spry, Herman, […]

Student vs. State College Area School District

Pennsylvania Gifted Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: [redacted] Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17219-1516AS OPEN HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] State College Area School District 131 West Nittany Avenue State College, PA 16801 Representative: Pro se Scott Etter, Esq. Michael Levandoski, Esq. Etter Law Firm, LLC 216 Circle Drive […]

VL vs. Catasauqua Area School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: V.L. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17354-1516KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Catasauqua Area School District 201 N. 14th Street Catasauqua, PA 18032 Representative: Angela Uliana-Murphy, Esq. 106 N. Franklin St., Suite 2 P.O. Box 97 Pen Argyl, PA 18072 David […]

JT vs. Chester Community Charter School

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: J.T. ODR #17560 / 15-16-KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: April 22, 2016 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Chester Community Charter School 200 East 5th Street Chester, PA 19013 Representative: Pro Se Gabrielle Sereni, Esquire Tracey Waldmann, Esquire Raffaele […]

TM vs. Quakertown Community School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: T.M. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 12/1/2015, 2/5/2016, 3/1/2016 and 3/4/2016 CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 16811-15-16 Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] Local Education Agency Quakertown Community School District 100 Commerce Drive Quakertown, PA 18951 Representative: Parent Attorney Frederick Stanczak Esq. 179 North Broad […]

YI vs. Upper Darby School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: Y.I. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17333-15-16-KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Upper Darby School District 601 North Lansdowne Avenue Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Representative: Pro Se Scott C. Gottel, Esquire Holsten & Associates One Olive Street, Su. 700 Media, PA 19063 Date of […]

CU vs. Redbank Valley 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. U. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: December 21, 2015 February 4,…

DK vs. Bristol Township School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: D.K. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17036-15-16-KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Bristol Township School District 6401 Mill Creek Road Levittown, PA 19057-4014 Representative: Jason Fortenberry, Esquire Frankel & Kershenbaum, LLC 1230 County Line Road Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Melissa K. Fiala, Esquire Benjamin […]