JE vs. Pocono Mountain School District

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: J.E. ODR #17039 / 15-16 AS Date of Birth: [redacted] Dates of Hearing: January 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 March 14, 2016 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Pocono Mountain School District 135 Pocono Mountain School Road Swiftwater, PA 18370 Representative: Heather […]

MH vs. Pittsburgh School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: M. H. Date of Birth: [redacted] OPEN HEARING ODR File No. 17076-15-16 KE Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent[s] Local Education Agency Pittsburgh School District 341 South Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3516 Representative: Parent Attorney None LEA Attorney Aimee Rankin Zundel, Esquire Weiss Burkardt Kramer, LLC 445 […]

OF vs. South Western School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: O. F. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 16546-1516AS CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] South Western School District 225 Bowman Road Hanover, PA 17331 Representative: Andrew Favini, Esq. Jeni Hergenreder, Esq. Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania 429 Forbes Avenue, Suite 701 Pittsburgh, […]

JG vs. Fort LeBoeuf School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FINAL DECISION AND ORDER Student’s Name: J. G. Date of Birth: [redacted] ODR No. 17009-1516KE CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Fort LeBoeuf School District 865 Cherry Street Waterford, PA 16441 Representative: Pamela Berger, Esq. 434 Grace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15211 Teresa Sirianni, Esq. Biannely M. Diaz, Esq. Marshall, […]

PD vs. Mastery Charter High School

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: P.D. ODR #17487 / 14-15-AS Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: May 2, 2016 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s] Mastery Charter High School Thomas 927 Johnston Street Philadelphia, PA 19148 Representative: Pro Se Lucas Repka, Esquire O’Donnell Associates 108 East […]

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 […]