PENNSYLVANIA
Special Education Hearing Officer
Child’s Name: A. J.
Date of Birth: xx/xx/xx
File Number: 8563-07-08 KE
Date of Hearing: April 11, 2008
CLOSED HEARING
Parties to the Hearing:
Ms.
School District of Cheltenham Township 1000 Ashbourne Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Representative:
Claudia Huot, Esq.
Wisler, Perlstein
484 Norristown Rd., Suite 100 Blue Bell, PA 19422
Date Transcript Received: April 19, 2008
Date of Decision:1 April 22, 2008
Hearing Officer Name: Gregory J. Smith
Background
Student is a xx-year-old (d.o.b. xx/xx/xx) fourth grade, regular education student who resides with his mother within the area served by the Cheltenham Township School District (District). Student enrolled in the District at the start of the 2007 – 2008 school year. Almost from the start of the school year Student exhibited both academic and behavioral difficulties. After making several attempts to gain permission to conduct an initial evaluation from Student’s parent, the District requested the present due process hearing seeking an order to allow it to complete an initial evaluation.
Issues
May the School District of Cheltenham Township complete the proposed evaluation of Student?
A-J-School-District-of-Cheltenham-Township-ODRNo-8563-07-08-KE