PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
DECISION
DUE PROCESS HEARING
Name of Child: G. L.
ODR #14626/13-14 AS
Date of Birth:
[redacted]
Dates of Hearing: March 11, 2014 April 22, 2014 April 28, 2014 June 10, 2014
CLOSED HEARING
Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s]
Council Rock School District The Chancellor Center
30 North Chancellor Street Newtown, PA 18940
Representative:
Michael Connolly, Esquire Connolly, Jacobson and John 99 Lantern Drive Suite 202 Doylestown, PA 18901
Joanne Sommer, Esquire Eastburn and Gray
60 East Court Street Doylestown, PA 18901
Date Record Closed : July 1, 2014
Date of Decision: July 11, 2014
Hearing Officer: Linda M. Valentini, Psy.D., CHO Certified Hearing Official
Background
Student1 is an elementary school aged child who resides with the Parents in the Council Rock School District. The Parents requested this hearing because they disagree with the District’s finding that Student is ineligible for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA] as a child with a disability requiring specially designed instruction or for a Section 504 Plan as a child with a disability needing accommodations.
Issues
Is Student a child with a disability and in need of specially designed instruction under the IDEA and/or a disability and in need of accommodations under Section 504?
If Student is a child with a disability, has the District failed to timely identify Student as such and failed to offer an IEP or a Section 504 accommodation plan?
If Student is a child with a disability and the District failed to timely offer an IEP or a Section 504 accommodation plan, is Student entitled to compensatory education, and if so, of what type and in what amount?
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