PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
DECISION AND ORDER
File Number: 6916/06-07 AS
Child’s Name: EM
Date of Birth: August 19, 1990
School District: Wissahickon
Type of Hearing: Closed
For the Student:
Ms.
David T. Painter, Esq. McAndrews Law Office 30 Cassatt Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312
For Wissahickon School District:
James Malley, Supervisor of Special Education
Wissahickon School District
601 Knight Road
Ambler, PA 19002
Scott H. Wolpert, Esq.
Timoney, Knox, Hasson & Weand 400 Maryland Drive
P.O. Box 7544
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Hearing Request Date: August 15, 2006
Unsuccessful Resolution Meeting Date: Waived
Hearing Dates: November 20, 21 and 22, 2006
Date Record Closed: December 15, 2006
Decision Date: December 28, 2006
Hearing Officer: Daniel J. Myers
BACKGROUND
Student is a xx year old resident of the Wissahickon School District (School District), currently attending the [redacted] (hereinafter “Private School,”) a therapeutic residential school in [state redacted]. Contending that the School District has not offered a free and appropriate public education since April 2005, Student’s parent seeks reimbursement of Private School tuition and compensatory education for the 2005-2006 school year. For the reasons explained below, I find for the School District.
ISSUES
- Whether the School District has denied a free and appropriate public education to Student for the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years; and
- Whether Student’s parent is entitled to tuition reimbursement for the 2006-2007 school year.