IB vs. Southeast Delco School District

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: I.B. ODR #19476/17-18 KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: August 18, 2017 OPEN HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Southeast Delco School District 1516 Delmar Drive Folcroft, PA 19032 Parent[s] Representative: Gabrielle Sereni, Esquire Raffaele & Puppio 19 West Third Street Media, […]

HB vs. Southeast Delco School District

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: H.B. ODR #19461/17-18 KE Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: August 7, 2017 OPEN HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Southeast Delco School District 1516 Delmar Drive Folcroft, PA 19032 Parent[s] Representative: Gabrielle Sereni, Esquire Raffaele & Puppio 19 West Third Street Media, […]

AC. vs. Greater Latrobe School District

This is a redacted version of the original decision. Select details have been removed from the decision to preserve anonymity of the student. The redactions do not affect the substance of the document. Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer FOLOG·V 1MPH A. C. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING ODR File18777 16 Dates of Hearing: 5/31/17,…

TO vs. Pocono Mountain School District

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION DUE PROCESS HEARING Name of Child: T. O. ODR #19236-1617 AS Date of Birth: [redacted] Date of Hearing: August 3, 2017 CLOSED HEARING Parties to the Hearing: Parent(s) Pocono Mountain School District 135 Pocono Mountain School Road Swiftwater, PA 18370 Representative: Pro se Glenna Hazeltine Esq. One West Broad […]

TC vs. Hempfield Area School District

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION Child’s Name: T.C. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING ODR File No. 18868-16-17AS Parties to the Hearing: Parents Parent(s) Local Education Agency Hempfield Area School District 4347 Route 136 Greensburg, PA 15601 Representative: Parent Attorney Kristen C. Weidus, Esquire Ruder Law, LLC 429 Forbes Avenue Suite 450 Pittsburgh, PA […]

SO vs. Upper Darby School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION Child’s Name: S. O. Date of Birth: [redacted] CLOSED HEARING Date of Hearing: 07/26/2017 ODR NO. 19456-1718 AS Parties to the Hearing: Parent(s) Upper Darby School District 601 N. Lansdowne Avenue Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Representative: Jason Fortenberry, Esq. Frankel & Kershenbaum, LLC 1230 County Line Road Bryn Mawr, […]

Back to School IEP Issues

Back to School IEP Issues Summer is winding down and it’s time to start thinking about back to school IEP issues. Hopefully, the summer slide wasn’t too extreme for your child. If your child received Extended School Year (ESY) services, hopefully, the services were productive and not just school based babysitting. If your child did […]

GP vs. Pittsburgh Public School District

PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL EDUCATION HEARING OFFICER DECISION Child’s Name: G. P. Date of Birth: [redacted] OPEN HEARING ODR File No. 18583-16-17KE Parties to the Hearing: Parent Parent(s) Local Education Agency Pittsburgh Public School District 341 South Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3516 Representative: Parent Attorney Jeffrey J. Ruder, Esquire John Valantassis, Esquire Ruder Law 429 Forbes Avenue, […]

JA vs. Local Educational Agency School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION OPEN HEARING ODR File No. 19171-1617KE Parties to the Hearing Parent Parent[s] Local Educational Agency School District of Philadelphia 440 N Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 Representative Pro se LEA Attorney Andrea Cola, Esq. Office of General Counsel 440 N Broad Street, Suite 313 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Child’s Name: […]

JA vs. Local Educational Agency School District

Pennsylvania Special Education Hearing Officer DECISION OPEN HEARING ODR File No. 19053-1617KE Parties to the Hearing Parent Parent[s] Local Educational Agency School District of Philadelphia 440 N Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 Representative Pro se LEA Attorney Andrea Cola, Esq. Office of General Counsel 440 N Broad Street, Suite 313 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Child’s Name: […]