PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
DECISION
DUE PROCESS HEARING
Name of Child: I.K.
ODR #00803/09-10 KE
Date of Birth: [redacted]
Dates of Hearing: May 27, 2011 June 3, 2011 June 23, 2011
CLOSED HEARING
Parties to the Hearing: Parent[s]
Haverford Township School District 50 E. Eagle Road
Havertown, PA 19083
Representative:
Sonja Kerr, Esquire
PILCOP
1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Frances Ratner, Esquire BeattyLincke
2000 Old Forge Road Suite 202 Kennett Square, PA 19348
Date Record Closed: July 6, 2011
Date of Decision: July 8, 2011
Hearing Officer: Linda M. Valentini, Psy.D., CHO Certified Hearing Official
Background
On remand from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, this matter addresses the sole issue of whether or not a valid settlement agreement exists between the parties.
For the reasons presented below I find for the Parent1.
Issue
Did the parties enter into a valid settlement agreement on July 28, 2009?2
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