JT vs. Moon Area School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: J.T. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: April 7, 2014 April 16, 2014 CLOSED HEARING ODR Case # 14665-1314KE Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Moon Area School District 8353 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 15108 Representative: Jonathan Steele, Esquire Steele Schneider 428 Forbes Avenue Suite 700 […]
JH VS. Tredyffrin-Easttown School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Student’s Name: J.H. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 14495-13-14-KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Tredyffrin-Easttown School District 940 West Valley Road Administration Office – Suite 1700 Wayne, PA 19807 Representative: Vivian B. Narehood, Esquire Gibbel, Kraybill & Hess, LLP. 41 East Orange Street Lancaster, PA 17602 […]
JM vs. Rose Tree Media School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION ODR No. 14330-1314 KE Child’s Name: J.M. Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: 1/8/14, 4/3/14 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] School District Rose Tree Media 308 North Olive Street Media, PA 19063 Representative: Parent Attorney None School District Attorney Gabrielle Sereni, Esquire Raffaele & Puppio, […]
SM vs. Wissahickon School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: S.M. Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: April 30, 2014 CLOSED HEARING ODR Case # 14661-1314AS Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Wissahickon School District 601 Knight Road Ambler, PA 19002 Representative: Pro Se Scott Wolpert, Esq. Timoney Knox 400 Maryland Drive P.O. Box 7544 Fort Washington, […]
KB vs. Abington School District
Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: K.B. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 14800-1314KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Abington School District 970 Highland Avenue Abington, PA 19001 Parent[s] Representative: Claudia Huot, Esquire Blue Bell Executive Campus 460 Norristown Road, Suite 110 Blue Bell, PA 19422 Pro se Dates […]
What is IDEA? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
From http://idea.ed.gov/: “The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities. Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and […]
Alarming: School bullying targets are 8 times more likely to sneak a weapon onto campus
Alarming news from NBCnews.com: Extrapolating from a survey of American high school students by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found that bullied students who are threatened or injured by a weapon on school property were eight times more likely to then choose, themselves, to carry a weapon to campus. Bullying episodes […]
Special Education Student Speaks Through His Art
Special Education Student Speaks Through His Art Read more here
DM vs. Collegium Charter School
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: D.M. ODR #14840 13-14-KE ODR # 14845 13-14-KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: April 29, 2014 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Collegium Charter School 535 James Hance Court Exton, PA 19341 Representative: Pro Se Maria Ramola, Esquire Latsha Davis […]
LC vs. Chichester School District
PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION EXPEDITED DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: L.C. ODR #14856/13-14 KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: April 17, 2014 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Chichester School District 401 Cherry Tree Road Aston, PA 19014 Representative: David Frankel, Esquire Frankel & Kershenbaum 1230 County Line Road […]