DECISION
Due Process Hearing for RL
ODR File No. 7551/06-07 LS
Date of Birth: xx/xx/xx
Date of Hearing: June 7, 2007 – Open Hearing
Parties to the Hearing:
(Parent)
Philadelphia City School District 440 North Broad Street, Suite 313 Philadelphia, PA 19130
Representative: None
Kenneth Cooper, Esq.
440 North Broad Street, 3rd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19130
Hearing Officer: Debra K. Wallet, Esq.
Record Closed: June 7, 2007
Transcript Received: June 12, 2007
Date of Decision: June 27, 2007
BACKGROUND:
Student is a xx-year-old (date of birth xx/xx/xx) tenth-grade student of the Philadelphia City School District [hereinafter School District] who has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Asperger’s Syndrome. Student is intellectually gifted and attends an elite magnet program with a concentration in aerospace and medical subjects. He has been generally successful in his academic career, but Father is concerned that Student’s lack of organization and attention to detail has negatively affected his grades and classroom success. Father requested a due process hearing because he believes that the School District has failed to follow the current Section 504 service agreement.
ISSUES:
- Has the School District failed to follow the Section 504 service agreement?
- Is the service agreement in need of revision?