PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
DECISION
DUE PROCESS HEARING
Name of Child: D S
ODR #6837/06-07 AS
Date of Birth: [Redacted]
Date of Hearing: October 10, 2006
OPEN HEARING
Parties to the Hearing: Parent
Harrisburg School District
2101 North Front Street Building 2
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17103
Representative: Pro Se
Shawn Lochinger, Esquire Rhoads and Sinon
One South Market Square
P.O. Box 1146
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108
Date Transcript Received: October 16, 2006
Date of Decision: October 30, 2006
Hearing Officer: Linda M. Valentini, Psy.D.
Background
Student is a twelve-year-old eligible student who, during the time period addressed in this hearing, was classified as having a Specific Learning Disability in Reading. [Redacted] (hereinafter Parent) asked for this hearing because she believes that the Harrisburg School District (hereinafter District) denied Student a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the last two years. Specifically the Parent asserts that the IEP was not appropriate, and that some elements of the specially designed instruction were not implemented.
Issue
- Did the Harrisburg School District fail to offer Student a free, appropriate public education during school years 2004-2005 and/or 2005-2006?
- If the Harrisburg School District did not offer Student a free appropriate public education for school years 2004-2005 and/or 2005-2006 is student due compensatory education, and in what amount?