PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
DECISION
DUE PROCESS HEARING
Name of Child: L.P.
ODR #3045/11-12-KE
Date of Birth: [redacted]
Dates of Hearing: June 19, 2012 July 31, 2012
CLOSED HEARING
Parties to the Hearing: Parents
Lower Merion School District 301 E. Montgomery Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003
Representative:
Donald Litman, Esquire
200 Bucks Professional Center 247 New Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
Gail Weilheimer, Esquire Wisler, Perlstine, Talone, Craig,
Garrity and Potash Blue Bell Executive Campus
460 Norristown Road, Suite 110 Blue Bell, PA 19422
Date Record Closed: August 21, 2012
Date of Decision: August 30, 2012
Hearing Officer: Linda M. Valentini, Psy.D., CHO Certified Hearing Official
Background
Student1 is a middle school aged child who resides in the Lower Merion School District [District] and currently attends a District middle school. The District filed for this hearing to establish the appropriateness of its December 23, 2011 re-evaluation in light of the Parents’ request for publicly funded Independent Educational Evaluations.
Issue
Was the District’s December 23, 2011 re-evaluation appropriate?
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