PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
5891/05-06 AS
File Number
D.J.
Child’s Name
Xx/xx/xx
Date of Birth
12/19/05
Date of Hearing
Open
Type of Hearing
For the Student:
Parent
For the School District of Philadelphia:
Kimberly Caputo, Esq.
School District of Philadelphia
440 North Broad Street – Third Floor Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015
Date of Hearing: December 19, 2005
Date of Receipt of Transcript: December 23, 2005
Date of Decision: January 5, 2006
Hearing Officer: Daniel J. Myers
BACKGROUND
Student (Student) is a/an xx year old resident of the School District of Philadelphia (School District) whose parent1 complains that Student is not receiving a free and appropriate public education in his current educational program and placement, that the School District has breached an agreement to provide bus tokens for transportation to school, and that the School District has used compensatory education services to supplant, rather than to supplement, other educational services to which Student is entitled. For the reasons described below, I find for the
ISSUES
- Whether or not Student is receiving FAPE during his twilight program;
- Whether or not the School District has breached an agreement to provide bus tokens to Student for transportation to school; and
- Whether or not 60 hours of compensatory education awarded by me in the past has been used to supplant, rather than to supplement, other educational services (apparently called “SES”) to which Student is also entitled.