GM vs. Carbondale Area School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: G.M. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 16767-1516KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Carbondale Area School District 101 Brooklyn Street Carbondale, PA 18407 Representative: Angela Uliana-Murphy, Esq. 106 N. Franklin St., Suite 2 P.O. Box 97 Pen Argyl, PA 18072 William J. […]
JS vs. Mt. Lebanon School District
Pennsylvania Gifted Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: J. S. Date of Birth: [redacted] OPEN HEARING ODR File No. 17229-15-16 KE Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] Local Education Agency Mt. Lebanon School District 7 Horseman Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15228-1107 Representative: Parent Attorney Kristen C. Weidus, Esquire Ruder Law Office 429 Forbes Avenue Suite 450 […]
BM vs. Unionville-Chadds Ford 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: B. M. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: January 19, 2016 January 26,…
CB vs. Boyertown Area School District
1 Thisisaredactedversionoftheoriginaldecision.Selectdetailshavebeenremovedfromthedecision topreserveanonymityofthestudent.Theredactionsdonotaffectthesubstanceofthedocument. Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: C. B. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 10/1/2015, 11/17/2015, 1/11/2016, 1/12/2016 and 2/18/2016 CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 16749-15-16 Parties to the Hearing: Representative: Parents Parent[s] Parent Attorney Local Education Agency Boyertown Area School District 911 Montgomery Avenue Boyertown, PA 19512 LEA…
SV vs. Partners Charter School
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: S.V. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17224-15-16-AS CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Walter D. Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School 910 North 6th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 Representative: Daniel B. Cooper, Esquire Law Offices of Kenneth S. Cooper 45 East City Avenue, # 400 […]
Special Education Law in Pennsylvania
Special Education Law in Pennsylvania After attending the yearly Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) conference recently, it hit me; Pennsylvania leads the nation in special education law. Lawyers around the country rely on precedent set in Pennsylvania to advocate for their clients. Lawyers from as far away as Hawaii were thrilled to come to Philadelphia to […]
KG vs. Pocono Mountain School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: K.G. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 16600-15-16-KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Pocono Mountain School District 135 Pocono Mountain School Road Swiftwater, PA 18370 Representative: Heather M. Hulse, Esquire McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. 404 North Washington Avenue, Suite 310 Scranton, PA 18503 Glenna M. […]
AH. vs. Millcreek Township 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: A. H. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 16622-15-16 KE Parties…
AG. vs. Marple-Newtown 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: A.G. Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: February 11, CLOSED HEARING ODR Cases…
GW vs. Methacton School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: G. W. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: October 23, 2015 December 22, 2015 January 11, 2016 CLOSED HEARING ODR Case # 16718-1516AS Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Methacton School District 1001 Kriebel Mill Road Norristown, PA 19403 Representative: Mark Voigt, Esquire Plymouth Meeting Executive Campus […]