PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
DECISION
EXPEDITED DUE PROCESS HEARING
Name of Child: E. C.
ODR #6023/05-06 LS
Date of Birth: xx/xx/xx
Date of Hearing: November 21, 1989
CLOSED HEARING
Parties to the Hearing: Parent
School District of Philadelphia 440 N. Broad Street, 3rd Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
Representative: Pro Se
Mimi Rose, Esquire
Office of General Counsel School District of Philadelphia 440 N. Broad Street 3rd Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
Date Transcript Received: November 22, 2005
Date of Decision: November 24, 2005
Hearing Officer: Linda M. Valentini, Psy.D.
Background
Student is a [teenaged] eligible student enrolled in the School District of Philadelphia (hereinafter District). Student was involved in a behavioral incident at school to which the school responded by holding a manifestation determination meeting. The team determined that the incident was not a manifestation of Student disability. Student mother, Parent (hereinafter Parent) requested this expedited hearing to challenge that finding.
Issue
Did the manifestation determination team correctly determine that Student actions were not a manifestation of his disability?
E-C-School-District-of-Philadelphia-ODRNo-6023-05-06-LS