RT vs. Hatboro-Horsham School District

Pennsylvania SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION Child’s Name: R.T. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: June 18, 2014 August 8, 2014 August 11, 2014 August 28, 2014 OPEN HEARING ODR File No. 14915-1314AS Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Hatboro-Horsham School District 229 Meetinghouse Road Horsham, PA 19044 Representative: Joseph W. Montgomery, Esquire Montgomery Law, […]

AA vs. Harambee Institute Charter School

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: A.A. ODR #14846 / 13-14-AS Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: August 26, 2014 September 11, 2014 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Harambee Institute Charter School 640 N. 66th Street Philadelphia, PA 19151 Representative: Daniel Cooper, Esquire Law Offices of […]

RH vs. Saucon Valley School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: R.H. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: August 14, 2014 September 15, 2014 CLOSED HEARING ODR Case # 15186-1314KE Parties to the Hearing: Parent Parent Saucon Valley School District 2097 Polk Valley Road Hellertown, PA 18055 Representative: Adam Wilson, Esquire 2651 Main Street Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 […]

Park and Green Space Come to West Philadelphia

From: thenotebook.org “There’s at least one new bright spot in a district unsettled by budget cuts, lawsuits, layoffs, and surprise resignations: Lea Elementary has a new playground. “We’re excited for the work that’s been done, and the work to come,” said Amara Rockar of the West Philly Coalition for Public Schools, just before cutting the […]

SF vs. Tidioute Community Charter School

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION Child’s Name: S.F. Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: August 19, 2014 CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 14872-1314AS Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Tidioute Community Charter School 241 Main Street Tidioute, PA 16351 Representative: Charles E. Steele, Esquire Christopher N. Elnicki, Esquire Steele Schneider Lawyers Building 428 Forbes […]

NM vs. School District Spring-Ford Area

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION ODR No. 14590-1314KE Child’s Name: N.M. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 4/25/14, 5/23/14, 5/29/14, 6/2/14, 6/23/14 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] School District Spring-Ford Area 857 South Lewis Road Royersford, PA 19468 Representative: Parent Attorney Frederick Stanczak, Esquire 179 N. Broad Street, 2nd Floor […]

BL vs. Owen J. Roberts 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.L. Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: August 27, CLOSED HEARING ODR File…

KF vs. Centennial School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: K.F. Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: August 14, 2014 CLOSED HEARING ODR Cases (consolidated) 15215-1415KE 15221-1415KE Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Centennial School District 433 Centennial Road Warminster, PA 18974 Representative: Pro Se Grace Deon, Esquire 60 East Court Street P.O. Box 1389 Doylestown, PA […]

BF vs. Central Bucks School District

This is a redacted version of the original hearing officer decision. Select details have been removed from the decision to preserve anonymity of the student as required by IDEA 2004. Those portions of the decision which pertain to the student’s gifted education have been removed in accordance with 22 Pa. Code § 16.63 regarding closed…

AH vs. Propel Charter School

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 DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: A.H. ODR #15132 / 13-14-KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date…