PENNSYLVANIA
SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER
5996/05-06 LS
File Number
R.F.
Child’s Name
XX/XX/XX
Date of Birth
1/23-24/06
Dates of Hearing
Closed
Type of Hearing
For the Student: Parents
For the Lower Merion School District:
Dr. Michael Kelly, Director of Special Education
Lower Merion School District
301 E. Montgomery Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003-3338
Lawrence D. Dodds, Esq.
Wisler, Pearlstine, Talone, Craig, Garrity & Potash, LLP
484 Norristown Road, Suite 100
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Dates of Hearing: January 23 and 24, 2006
Receipt of Transcript: January 30, 2006
Date of Decision: February 13, 2006
Hearing Officer: Daniel J. Myers
BACKGROUND
(Student) is a [teenaged] resident of the Lower Merion School District (School District) with attention deficit disorder (ADD), a speech/language impairment, deficits in visual processing and working memory, and a specific learning disability in the areas of written expression and math. His parents have rejected the School District’s proposed educational program and placement in its middle school, and they have enrolled Student in the Private School D. Student’s parents now request reimbursement of their Private School D tuition. For the reasons described below, I find for the School District.
ISSUE
1. Whether or not Student’s parents are entitled to tuition reimbursement for the 2005-2006 school year.
R-F-Lower-Merion-ODRNo-5996-05-06-LS